Table 2 Barriers encountered by health professionals when conducting root cause analyses.
| Barrier | Participants encountering barriers, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always | Sometimes | Unsure | Occasionally | Never | |
| Lack of time (n = 252) | 86 (34.1) | 103 (40.9) | 1 (0.4) | 40 (15.9) | 22 (8.7) |
| Lack of resources (n = 251) | 43 (17.1) | 70 (27.9) | 14 (5.6) | 56 (22.3) | 68 (27.1) |
| Unwilling colleagues (n = 252) | 7 (2.8) | 105 (41.7) | 5 (2.0) | 37 (14.7) | 98 (38.9) |
| Lack of feedback and data (n = 251) | 20 (8.0) | 76 (30.3) | 11 (4.4) | 67 (26.7) | 77 (30.7) |
| Difficulty with teams (n = 252) | 9 (3.6) | 77 (30.6) | 6 (2.4) | 55 (21.8) | 105 (41.7) |
| Interprofessional differences (n = 249) | 9 (3.6) | 58 (23.3) | 8 (3.2) | 71 (28.5) | 103 (41.4) |
| Unsupportive management (n = 251) | 5 (2.0) | 37 (14.7) | 5 (2.0) | 37 (14.7) | 167 (66.5) |
| Average percentage | 10.2% | 29.9% | 2.9% | 20.7% | 36.4% |