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Table 3 Barriers to proactive support service use

From: Increasing the use of preventative health services to promote healthy eating, physical activity and weight management: the acceptability and potential effectiveness of a proactive telemarketing approach

 

No desire to change % (95%CI)

Prefer to try without help % (95%CI)

Service would not help me % (95%CI)

Lack of time % (95%CI)

Dislike of technology % (95%CI)

Not wanting pressure % (95%CI)

Prefer face to face % (95%CI)

Dislike of phone calls % (95%CI)

Unlikely to open, read or act on it % (95%CI)

Other % (95%CI)

Proactive mail

39 (34–45)

16 (12–20)

12 (8–16)

3 (1–5)

1 (0–2)

0 (0–1)

5 (3–8)

n/a

14 (10–18)

10 (6–13)

Proactive Email

25 (21–30)

12 (8–15)

10 (7–14)

3 (1–5)

11 (8–14)

1 (0–2)

3 (2–5)

n/a

10 (7–14)

17 (14–22)

Proactive telephone

38 (33–43)

19 (15–23)

10 (7–13)

8 (5–10)

1 (0–1)

4 (2–6)

6 (4–8)

5 (3–7)

0 (0–1)

9 (6–12)

Proactive IVR

24 (21–28)

11 (8–13)

8 (5–10)

3 (1–4)

25 (22–29)

1 (0–1)

18 (14–21)

3 (2–5)

1 (0–2)

8 (5–10)