title: [Predicting drop-out during the systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving (STEPPS)].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Drop-out is a complex problem in mental health care and in STEPPS. Research has revealed a variety of predicting factors and has produced contradictory results.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether the information available at the start of STEPPS can pinpoint predictors of drop-out.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ROM data for 150 patients were used to test the link between the following factors: age, gender, education, employment, substance abuse, anxiety, hostility, interpersonal relations, responsibility and social concordance with drop-out. The method used for testing was logistic regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factors that contributed significantly to the prediction of drop-out were gender and employment status. These factors made up 16% of the explained variation (R2 Nagelkerkes) in drop-out. Gender was the strongest predictive factor. Concerning the other factors, no differences were found between groups (drop-out and non-dropouts).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In its present form STEPPS does not suit a large number of the male participants. Drop-out during STEPPS is hard to predict on the basis of ROM-questionnaires. Future research should focus on preconditions and marginal conditions that influence patients to complete their training.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: van Diepen
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: de Groot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011340:Problem Solving; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult