Table A.2.
Anticipated barriers to help seeking (n = 408).a
| Barrier to help seeking | Yes, n (%) |
Sometimes, n (%) | No, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too embarrassed to go and see the doctor | 18(4.4) | 80(19.6) | 307(75.2) |
| Too scared to go and see the doctor | 32(7.8) | 66(16.2) | 306(75.0) |
| Worried about wasting the doctor’s time | 51(12.5) | 152(37.3) | 202(49.5) |
| I find the doctor difficult to talk to | 20(4.9) | 94(23.0) | 290(71.1) |
| Difficult to make an appointment with the doctor | 119(29.2) | 144(35.3) | 142(34.8) |
| Too busy to make time to go to the doctor | 47(11.5) | 148(36.3) | 209(51.2) |
| Too many other things to worry about | 33(8.1) | 118(28.9) | 252(61.8) |
| Difficult to arrange transport to the doctor’s surgery | 2(0.5) | 4(1.0) | 397(97.3) |
| Worrying about what the doctor might find | 40(9.8) | 86(21.1) | 278(68.1) |
| Waiting to see if a symptom will pass on its own | 87(21.3) | 205(50.2) | 113(27.7) |
| Not feeling confident talking about my symptoms with the doctor | 17(4.2) | 65(15.9) | 323(79.2) |
aMissing data ranged from 3 to 5 participants per barrier (0.7–1.2%).