Factors | References of studies examining completion | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Facilitates | Deters | No association |
Emotions | |||
Increased anxiety | 74** | 55, 73 | Â |
Depression | 74 | 47, 55, 73, 78**a | Â |
On antidepressant medication | Â | 47, 62 | Â |
Greater neuroticism | Â | 55** | Â |
Emotion focused coping | 74** | Â | Â |
Greater optimism | 55** | Â | Â |
Psychological & spiritual beliefs | |||
Greater personal control & less treatment control | Â | 78** | Â |
Illness has greater consequences / Timeline (acute/chronic) and (cyclical) | 78** | Â | Â |
More symptoms attributed to illness | Â | 78 | Â |
Information & communication | |||
Less education | Â | 71** | 69, 76, 74 |
Friends & family support | |||
Not married/not living with a partner/being single | Â | 47, 62** | 69, 76 |
Transport & related costs †| |||
Unemployed / retired/home maker | 69 | 68, 76**b | 74 |