Table 2.
Codes used for analyzing the patient-reported barriers in the audio-recorded office visits consultations and prevalence of occurrence (n=208 barriers).
| Category | Patient-Reported Barriers | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|
| System failure barriers | Systems failure | 15.4% |
| Logistics barriers | Time/too busy | 6.7% |
| Competing health need/prioritization | 6.7% | |
| Transportation | 6.3% | |
| Cost (losing health insurance) | 0.5% | |
| Test-related barriers | Preparation | 12.5% |
| Risk of injury | 5.8% | |
| Need for sedation | 3.8% | |
| Pain associated with procedure | 3.4% | |
| Invasiveness of procedure | 3.4% | |
| Psychological barriers | Doesn’t see a need/not having trouble | 9.1% |
| Fear | 7.2% | |
| Doesn’t want it | 4.3% | |
| Forgot/slipped my mind | 1.9% | |
| Procrastinated | 1.4% | |
| Doesn’t want to know | 1.0% | |
| Embarrassing | 1.0% | |
| Other/unknown | Unknown | 5.8% |
| Other | 3.8% | |
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Note: Data analyzed at the initial barrier level; multiple barriers could be presented per office visit (from n=1 to n=4 barriers per consultation). Multiple responses could exist for a single barrier