Table 1.
Major OPNRP category |
Individual barrier | Examples |
---|---|---|
Intrapersonal | Financial issues | Insurance, employment issues, financial issues, housing |
Comorbidities | Patient disability, medical/mental health comorbidities | |
Beliefs and attitudes | Attitudes toward providers, perceptions/beliefs at test or treatment, fear | |
Interpersonal | Transportation | Out of town/country, location of health care facility, transportation |
Interpersonal relationships (demands from others for care) | Social/practical support, child care, adult care | |
System | Logistical within health care | Problem with scheduling, system proactive needed |
Communication | Coaching, communication concerns with health care providers, literacy, language/interpretation |
Note. OPNRP = Ohio Patient Navigation Research Program.