Table III.

Parent Identified Barriers to Attending Group Meetings (Parents Allowed to Check All That Apply)

1. Participating child started an activity (e.g., sports, clubs, church group) 34% that conflicted with groups	34%
2. I, or a member of our family, participated in an activity that conflicted with groups (e.g., sports, PTO, church groups, club)	28.7%
3. Changes in work schedule or change in job	22%
4. I, my child, or member of my family became ill, injured, or required hospitalization that conflicted with groups.	20.7%
5. Participating child had too much homework	18%
6. Car problems or unreliable transportation	10%
7. It too long for us to drive or travel to group sessions	9.3%
8. It took too much time to complete the various homework assignments or food logs in the study	8%
9. Changes in family income made it too difficult to attend groups	6.7%
10. My child was embarrassed or did not like participating in groups	5.3%
11. There was death in the family/close family friend	4.7%
12. I did not feel like information given in the groups was helpful for me or my family	3.3%
13. I was embarrassed or did not like participating in groups	2.7%
14. I, or my spouse, lost our job	2%
15. My spouse did not like my family participating in groups	0.7%

Note. PTO = parent–teacher organization.