Table 2.
Answers of interviewed patients who endorsed barriers to completing an Upperendoscopy
| Patients' main reason for denying endoscopy Question 1: What were your main reasons for denying EGD? | ||
| Barrier | Total (105) | |
| External determinants | 27 | |
| Fear | 24 | |
| Not quite severe symptoms | 21 | |
| Difficult procedure | 15 | |
| Previous upper endoscopy | 12 | |
| I don't Know | 6 | |
| Patients' possible inconvenience to endoscopy Question 2: Is there any possible inconvenience to the performance of endoscopy? | ||
| Barrier | Total (105) | |
| Painful/difficult examination | 41 | |
| Fear | 17 | |
| External determinants | 6 | |
| PPIs use as an alternative | 1 | |
| Not inconvenient | 30 | |
| I don't know | 10 | |
| Patients' beliefs concerning the importance of endoscopy for their health Question 3: Do you think that the EGD that was suggested by your Family Physician is important for you health? | ||
| Barrier | Total (105) | |
| Important | 41 | |
| Possibly important | 20 | |
| Important/tendency to postpone | 16 | |
| PPIs use as an alternative | 3 | |
| Not important | 19 | |
| I don't know | 6 | |