Table 3.

Frequency and Percent of Women (N = 61) Who Described Barriers to Symptom Management

Barrier	Major Category		Minor Category
	n*	%*	n*	%*
Communication with health care provider*	23	38
Concerns minimized by provider			8	35
Perceived symptom too minor to mention			8	35
Not adequate information			6	26
Differences with provider over management			5	22
Unsure of which provider to report symptom			4	17
Limited time with provider			3	13
Medication concerns	19	31
Symptom management too difficult	16	26
Lack of resources	13	21
Physical or psychological distress	12	20
Fear of diagnostic or surgical procedures	7	11

^*Women’s responses could contain more than one barrier or minor category of barrier; hence the percentages across categories are greater than 100%.