Table 2.
Facilitators and barriers to providing affirming care for LGBT veterans
| Code | Totala n |
Facilitatorb n (%) |
Barrierc n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Characteristics | |||
| Adaptability | 11 | 0 (0) | 11 (14) |
| Design Quality & Packaging | 3 | 1 (1) | 2 (3) |
| Outer Setting | |||
| External Policy & Incentives | 17 | 6 (8) | 11 (14) |
| Inner Setting | |||
| Networks & Communications | 55 | 36 (47) | 19 (25) |
| Needs & Resources of Those Served by the Organization | 16 | 5 (6) | 11 (14) |
| Culture | 53 | 25 (33) | 28 (37) |
| Implementation Climate | 21 | 3 (4) | 18 (23) |
| Tension for Change | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
| Relative Priority | 13 | 1 (1) | 12 (16) |
| Readiness for Implementation | 9 | 8 (10) | 1 (1) |
| Leadership Engagement | 73 | 41 (53) | 32 (42) |
| Available Resources (e.g., time, financial) | 83 | 32 (42) | 51 (66) |
| Access to Knowledge & Information | 30 | 12 (16) | 18 (23) |
| Characteristics of Individuals | |||
| Knowledge & Beliefs about the Innovation | 34 | 12 (16) | 22 (29) |
| Self-efficacy | 7 | 4 (5) | 3 (4) |
| Individual Stage of Change | 12 | 4 (5) | 8 (10) |
| Other Personal Attributes | 56 | 26 (34) | 30 (39) |
Note. LGBT = lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (inclusive of individuals who identify as sexual or gender minorities).
a
Number of times this factor was coded as either a facilitator or a barrier
b
Proportion of sample (N=77) that identified this code as a facilitator
c
Proportion of the sample (N=77) that identified this code as a barrier