Table 2.

Types of scheduling and screening barriers reported by early-, late-, and nonscreeners (n = 625).

	Early-screener ≤6 months (n = 110)		Late-screener >6 months but ≤12 months (n = 39)		Nonscreener by 12 months (n = 476)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Scheduling barriers	27	24.5	30	76.9	233	48.9
	Rank	(n)	Rank	(n)	Rank	(n)
Patient related
Being too busy	2–3	(3)	4	(3)	2	(50)
Work and family responsibilities	2–3	(3)	3	(5)	1	(61)
Missed appointment	4	(2)	2	(6)	3	(24)
Pending appointment	1	(7)	1	(7)	4	(17)
System related
Patient had difficulty scheduling appointment with clinic	1	(10)	1	(7)	2	(34)
Patient expected to be called by clinic	2	(2)	2-3	(1)	1	(40)
Patient preferred direct access to colonoscopy	—	(0)	2-3	(1)	3	(7)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Screening barriers	83	75.5	9	23.1	243	51.1
	Rank	(n)	Rank	(n)	Rank	(n)
External
Financial/insurance concerns	2	(12)	2	(2)	1	(68)
Medical conditions	3	(4)	1	(3)	2	(56)
Patient disliked screening test attributes	1	(44)	3-4	(1)	3	(20)
Perceived lack of physician direction	—	(0)	—	(0)	4	(15)
Transportation needs	4	(3)	3-4	(1)	5	(14)
Internal
Salience for screening	3	(4)	1	(2)	1	(30)
Perceived low need to screen	4	(1)	—	(0)	2	(23)
Wanted more information	1	(9)	—	(0)	4	(2)
Emotional concerns including fear of pain or discomfort	2	(6)	—	(0)	3	(15)

Barriers are rank ordered within subcategories.