Table 8. Items of the “Environment” component with an impact for >50% of patients.
| INTERNATIONAL | FRANCE | SWEDEN | ARGENTINA | IRELAND | ||||||||
| Items cited by over 50% of patients in the international study (n = 20 items) | % impact | % facilitation | % impact | % facilitation | % impact | % facilitation | % impact | % facilitation | % impact | % facilitation | ?2 test | |
| e320 | Support of friends | 90% | 81% | 95% | 90% | 91% | 76% | 84% | 67% | 84% | 76% | na |
| e420 | Attitude of friends | 90% | 86% | 94% | 91% | 95% | 92% | 84% | 72% | 80% | 85% | na |
| e310 | Support of immediate family | 89% | 93% | 93% | 88% | 100% | 100% | 71% | 92% | 96% | 92% | na |
| e355 | Support of health professionals | 88% | 94% | 95% | 87% | 98% | 100% | 76% | 100% | 68% | 88% | na |
| e410 | Attitude of immediate family | 88% | 88% | 95% | 83% | 98% | 96% | 67% | 81% | 84% | 95% | na |
| e450 | Attitude of health professionals | 88% | 88% | 94% | 78% | 96% | 100% | 78% | 91% | 68% | 88% | na |
| e570 | Social security services, systems and policies | 87% | 66% | 92% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 89% | 14% | 72% | 67% | na |
| e580 | Health services, systems and policies | 87% | 67% | 94% | 67% | 96% | 98% | 76% | 29% | 64% | 63% | na |
| e330 | Support of people in position of authority | 86% | 81% | 90% | 84% | 96% | 70% | 67% | 89% | 92% | 83% | na |
| e340 | Support of personal care providers and assistants | 79% | 96% | 79% | 97% | 80% | 98% | 75% | 98% | 84% | 86% | ns |
| e440 | Attitude of personal care providers and assistants | 78% | 91% | 81% | 89% | 79% | 95% | 78% | 88% | 68% | 94% | ns |
| e455 | Attitude of health-related professionals | 75% | 88% | 83% | 88% | 59% | 88% | 80% | 89% | 72% | 89% | p<0.05 |
| e360 | Support of other professionals | 73% | 85% | 84% | 91% | 54% | 90% | 73% | 85% | 76% | 53% | p<0.01 |
| e465 | Social norms, practices and ideologies | 71% | 59% | 46% | 42% | 88% | 80% | 89% | 63% | 72% | 28% | p<0.001 |
| e460* | Societal attitudes* | 67% | 43% | 54% | 9% | 71% | 55% | 93% | 57% | 56% | 57% | p<0.001 |
| e575 | General social support services, systems and policies | 66% | 62% | 55% | 84% | 70% | 87% | 84% | 22% | 52% | 46% | p<0.01 |
| e586 | Special education and training services, systems and policies | 61% | 75% | 51% | 79% | 43% | 75% | 93% | 71% | 64% | 81% | p<0.001 |
| e540 | Transportation services, systems and policies | 59% | 65% | 48% | 87% | 64% | 92% | 78% | 19% | 44% | 82% | p<0.01 |
| e1101 | Drugs | 53% | 94% | 40% | 100% | 63% | 83% | 51% | 96% | 56% | 100% | p<0.05 |
| e115 | Products and technology for personal use in daily living | 51% | 98% | 49% | 100% | 63% | 97% | 55% | 97% | 40% | 100% | ns |
% impact = overall impact of the factor; % facilitation = positive impact of the factor; χ2 test: statistical difference between countries; ns = non-significant; na = non-applicable; Italics if<50%.* Only one item (e460) was more often reported as a barrier than a facilitator.