Sociodemographic Factors as Predictors of the Duration of Long-term Psychotherapy: Evidence from a Finnish Nationwide Register Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The role of sociodemographic factors in determining psychotherapy duration has been largely unexplored despite their known association with treatment use. We examined the association between sociodemographic factors and rehabilitative psychotherapy treatment duration, as well as any changes in duration over time.

Method

We used three register-based nationally representative cohorts. Participants included employed Finnish individuals (n = 5572, 77% women, mean age = 37) who started psychotherapy treatment in 2011, 2013 or 2016 and were followed until 2019. We used negative binomial regression to examine the association between sociodemographic factors (age, gender, education, occupational status, income, geographical area of residence, and onset year of treatment) w

SUBMITTER: Selinheimo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791957 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature