title: Predictors of appointment non-compliance in community mental health patients.
abstract: This study identified two variables, unemployment and alcohol or substance abuse related diagnoses, to be the only predictors of appointment non-compliance out of various demographic and clinical variables. The results also indicate that appointment non-compliance should be treated as a continuous rather than a dichotomous variable in future research. Programmatic implications for reducing noncompliance are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance