Table 5.
Frequency and Percentage of Sample Reporting Barriers and Dependencies by Theme
| Code | Barrier | Situational dependency | Total frequency of code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within-person totals | 283 (87.2) | 454 (92.3) | 737 (97.4) |
| 01—Functional ability | 52 (48.7) | 22 (25.6) | 74 (48.7) |
| 02—Sensory ability | 9 (15.4) | 14 (23.1) | 23 (23.1) |
| 03—Perceived personal health | 19 (28.2) | 61 (56.4) | 80 (60.0) |
| 04—Situational need | 3 (7.7) | 45 (51.3) | 48 (53.8) |
| 05—Mood | 2 (5.1) | 51 (48.6) | 53 (46.2) |
| 06—Cognitive ability | 5 (10.3) | 29 (28.2) | 34 (33.3) |
| 07—Level of interest | 9 (20.5) | 60 (53.8) | 69 (61.5) |
| 08—Personal schedule | 13 (25.6) | 24 (28.2) | 37 (38.5) |
| 09—Perceived level of choice/opportunity | 126 (76.9) | 24 (30.8) | 150 (79.5) |
| 10—Level of personal resources | 22 (33.3) | 12 (20.5) | 34 (48.6) |
| 11—Life stage or history | 7 (12.8) | 49 (53.8) | 56 (56.4) |
| 12—Competency | 7 (17.9) | 10 (20.5) | 17 (30.8) |
| 13—Perceived social acceptability | 6 (7.7) | 3 (7.7) | 9 (12.8) |
| 14—New knowledge | 3 (7.7) | 41 (35.9) | 44 (38.5) |
| 15—General changing one’s mind | 0 | 9 (12.8) | 9 (12.8) |
| Facility environment totals | 188 (87.2) | 49 (53.8) | 237 (87.2) |
| 16—Facility schedule | 56 (71.8) | 17 (25.6) | 73 (71.8) |
| 17—Facility policy | 42 (56.4) | 6 (15.4) | 48 (61.5) |
| 18—Physical environment | 18 (28.2) | 7 (17.9) | 25 (35.9) |
| 19—Human resources | 19 (35.9) | 2 (5.1) | 21 (35.9) |
| 20—Facility resources | 21 (28.2) | 4 (10.3) | 25 (28.2) |
| 21—Staff proficiency | 32 (38.5) | 13 (30.8) | 45 (51.3) |
| Social environment totals | 35 (61.5) | 72 (71.8) | 107 (84.6) |
| 22—Quality of interaction | 20 (38.5) | 47 (51.3) | 67 (64.1) |
| 23—Type of staff relationship | 8 (15.4) | 10 (23.1) | 18 (35.9) |
| 24—Type of nonstaff relationship | 7 (10.3) | 15 (28.2) | 22 (30.8) |
| Global environment totals | 3 (7.7) | 20 (28.2) | 23 (30.8) |
| 25—Weather/season | 2 (5.1) | 3 (7.7) | 5 (12.8) |
| 26—Current news events | 0 | 9 (15.4) | 9 (15.4) |
| 27—Special occasions | 1 (2.6) | 8 (12.8) | 9 (12.8) |
| Sample totals | 509 | 595 | 1104 |
Note: N = 39 interviews. Each cell contains the number of citations for each theme followed by the percent of participants that raised the dependency or barrier in parentheses.