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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007 Mar–Apr;29(2):117–122. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.10.008

Table 2.

Barriers to Care for Patients Interested in Aftercare (N = 21)

Barriers to Care (Abbreviated Item Content) N %
You don’t know where to find a program. 17 81
You are worried about cost. 15 71
Attendance would interfere with other responsibilities. 13 62
You don’t have enough information about counseling. 12 57
Worried about transportation. 12 57
You think it’s important to deal with problems by oneself. 11 52
You don’t want to deal with these problems. 8 38
You think you don’t need any help. 8 38
Solving these problems is not a priority. 7 33
You think the program would take too much time. 6 29
You don’t think counseling works. 5 24
You are embarrassed to discuss these problems. 5 24
You would lose pay from work. 5 24
You are worried about paperwork involved. 5 24
You think these problems cannot be helped. 4 19
Your family would not support attendance. 4 19
Worried that no one would speak your language. 4 19
Worried about childcare. 4 19
Counselors would discriminate because of race/ethnicity. 3 14
You are concerned about what others would think. 2 10