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. 2018 Jul;23(3):227–237. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180055

Participants’ responses to statements associated with barriers to seeking help.

Barriers to seeking help Method of administration
Personal Online N (%)
Y N DK Y N DK

n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Too embarrassed 430 28.7 1034 68.9 33 2.20 241 16.1 1184 78.9 70 4.70
Too scared 960 64.0 510 34.0 28 1.90 1069 71.3 400 26.7 26 1.70
Worried about wasting the doctor’s time 233 15.5 1215 81.0 48 3.20 169 11.3 1277 85.1 45 3.00
Difficult to talk to the doctor 552 36.8 870 58.0 68 4.50 561 37.4 848 56.5 86 5.70
Difficult to make an appointment with the doctor 803 53.5 619 41.3 69 4.60 934 62.3 499 33.3 61 4.10
Too busy to make time to go to the doctor 775 51.7 650 43.3 68 4.50 746 49.7 678 45.2 67 4.50
Have too many other things to worry about 765 51.0 656 43.7 71 4.70 738 49.2 691 46.1 62 4.10
Difficult to arrange transport to the doctor’s clinic 651 43.4 765 51.0 79 5.30 738 49.2 692 46.1 68 4.50
Worried about what the doctor might find 1036 69.1 402 26.8 58 3.90 1184 78.9 269 17.9 42 2.80
Do not feel confident talking about my symptom with the doctor 532 35.5 878 58.5 87 5.80 86 5.70 122 8.10 1292 86.1

Y - yes, N - no, DK - do not know