Table 3.

Comparison of four groups of barriers in two groups of nurses and patients

Barriers	Nurse group	Patient group	P-value (Mann-Whitney Test)
Factors common between nurses and patients	1.85±0.54	1.96±0.62	0.19
Nurse-related factors	2.45±0.42	2.15±0.61	0.012*
Patient-related factors	2.30±0.48	1.97±0.53	0.001**
Environmental factors	2.41±0.43	2.08±0.64	0.019*

^*P≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.

^**P≤0.01 was considered statistically significant.