Table 5 Obstacles for participation in the intervention for the non-participants and dropout group. High scores indicate a high level of agreement with statements
Group Non-participants (n = 69) | Group Dropouts (n = 22) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% total agreement with statementa | % totally disagree or partly disagree with statementb | % total agreement with statementa | % totally disagree or partly disagree with statementb | |
Not interested in stress management | 1 | 91 | 0 | 96 |
I do not have time because I work extra | 7 | 73 | 0 | 61 |
Hobbies | 12 | 42 | 9 | 74 |
Other tasks related to my studies | 31 | 41 | 36 | 18 |
My family situation | 3 | 91 | 9 | 74 |
The program contains home assignments | 3 | 77 | 0 | 87 |
I don’t want to share things about myself with others | 1 | 97 | 4 | 78 |
The program did not feel relevant when it was presented to me | 11 | 79 | 0 | 91 |
Course leader’s ability to convey knowledge | 0 | 96 | ||
The relationship between the course leader and I the student | 4 | 74 | ||
That I did not do the home assignments for the stress management program | 0 | 96 | ||
The relationship between me and the other students | 0 | 100 | ||
My ability to absorb the information from the lectures | 0 | 74 | ||
My ability to do the home assignments | 0 | 91 | ||