Table 3.
Change in reported barriers to seeing a doctor with a health problem.
| Comparison service (n = 789) | PEP Intervention (n = 457) | Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | One month | Baseline | One month | ||
| I feel that I am bothering my doctor | 74 (8.6%) | 89 (11.3%) | 63 (12.8%) | 50 (11.0%) | 0.95 (0.66 to 1.37) |
| It is usually difficult for me to get an appointment | 67 (7.7%) | 99 (12.6%) | 32 (6.5%) | 30 (6.6%) | 0.48 (0.32 to 0.74) |
| I worry that he/she is too busy to listen to me | 38 (4.4%) | 61 (7.8%) | 25 (5.1%) | 21 (4.6%) | 0.59 (0.35 to 0.98) |
| I worry about any treatment I might have to have | 27 (3.1%) | 43 (5.5%) | 28 (5.7%) | 24 (5.3%) | 0.95 (0.57 to 1.59) |
| I feel embarrassed to go to my doctor in case he/she has to examine me | 18 (2.1%) | 19 (2.4%) | 8 (1.6%) | 13 (2.9%) | 1.18 (0.57 to 2.43) |
| I have other more important things to think about or do | 17 (2.0%) | 23 (2.9%) | 16 (3.3%) | 15 (3.3%) | 1.15 (0.60 to 2.18) |
| It is physically difficult for me to get to the surgery | 10 (1.2%) | 13 (1.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0.18 (0.03-0.96) |