Table 5.
Barriers for Non-Mind-Body Users.
| Level of agreement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree frequency (%) | Disagree frequency (%) | Neither disagree or agree frequency (%) |
Agree frequency (%) |
Strongly agree frequency (%) |
|
| Barrier | |||||
| Irregularity in schedule (n = 50) | 5 (1.5) | 10 (3.0) | 5 (1.5) | 22 (6.5) | 8 (2.4) |
| Laziness (n = 51) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (1.8) | 14 (4.1) | 19 (5.6) | 10 (3.0) |
| Exhaustion (n = 51) | 5 (1.5) | 12 (3.6) | 5 (1.5) | 17 (5.0) | 12 (3.6) |
| Family commitments or responsibilities (n = 50) | 5 (1.5) | 10 (3.0) | 9 (2.7) | 14 (4.1) | 12 (3.6) |
| Work commitments or responsibilities (n = 50) | 9 (2.7) | 8 (2.4) | 9 (2.7) | 18 (5.3) | 6 (1.8) |
| Student commitments or responsibilities (n = 49) | 19 (5.6) | 5 (1.5) | 17 (5.0) | 6 (1.8) | 2 (0.6) |
| Wandering of mind (n = 50) | 5 (1.5) | 7 (2.1) | 7 (2.1) | 22 (6.5) | 9 (2.7) |
| Inability to practice in a group setting (n = 50) | 8 (2.4) | 9 (2.7) | 12 (3.6) | 14 (4.1) | 7 (2.1) |
| Lack of access to resources (n = 51) | 10 (3.0) | 12 (3.6) | 14 (4.1) | 12 (3.6) | 3 (0.9) |
| Low mood (n = 50) | 5 (1.5) | 7 (2.1) | 14 (4.1) | 17 (5.0) | 7 (2.1) |
| Anxious mood (n = 50) | 8 (2.4) | 9 (2.7) | 9 (2.7) | 16 (4.7) | 8 (2.4) |
| Lack of motivation (n = 51) | 3 (0.9) | 4 (1.2) | 6 (1.8) | 22 (6.5) | 16 (4.7) |
| Lack of transportation (n = 50) | 22 (6.5) | 14 (4.1) | 10 (3.0) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.6) |
| Weather (rain, snow, extreme heat, etc.) (n = 50) | 13 (3.8) | 14 (4.1) | 9 (2.7) | 12 (3.6) | 2 (0.6) |
| Lack of interest (n = 52) | 3 (0.9) | 8 (2.4) | 14 (4.1) | 21 (6.2) | 6 (1.8) |
| Other (n = 13) | 1 (0.3) | 10 (3.0) | 2 (0.6) | 0 | 0 |