Table 3.

Barriers toward discussing sexuality.

	Agree		Neutral		Disagree
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
I feel uncomfortable to talk about sexuality	81	32.1	66	26.2	105	41.7
Insufficient time	153	60.7	36	14.3	63	25.0
Insufficient training/knowledge	93	36.9	51	20.2	108	42.9
Someone else is accountable for discussing sexuality	60	23.8	63	25.0	129	51.2
Patient is not ready to discuss sexuality	111	44.0	66	26.2	75	29.8
Patient is too ill to discuss sexuality	96	38.1	63	25.0	93	36.9
Patients do not express sexual problems spontaneously	207	82.1	30	11.9	15	6.0
Barriers based on language/culture/religion	135	53.6	48	19.0	69	27.4
Old age of the patients	99	39.3	69	27.4	84	33.3
Age difference between yourself and the patient	45	17.9	48	19.0	159	63.1