Table 5 Endorsement of barriers to help-seeking
Barrier Yes % (n) | Intervention (n=290) | Control (n=132) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T0 | T1 | Change | Significance† | T0 | T1 | Change | Significance† | |
Emotional barriers | ||||||||
Not confident to talk about symptoms | 53.0 (151) | 44.6 (127) | -8.4 (-24) | p=0.021 | 50.0 (65) | 43.8 (57) | -6.2 (-8) | p=0.280 |
Worried about what the doctor might find | 70.2 (200) | 63.2 (180) | -7.0 (-20) | p=0.021 | 73.5 (97) | 70.5 (93) | -3.0 (-4) | p=0.523 |
Too scared | 56.8 (162) | 51.9 (148) | -4.9 (-14) | p=0.165 | 49.6 (65) | 43.5 (57) | -6.1 (-8) | p=0.229 |
Too embarrassed | 56.8 (163) | 55.7 (160) | -1.1 (-3) | p=0.818 | 51.5 (67) | 52.3 (68) | 0.8 (1) | p=1.000 |
Practical barriers | ||||||||
Other things to worry about | 22.2 (63) | 29.6 (84) | 7.4 (21) | p=0.010 | 12.4 (16) | 17.1 (22) | 4.7 (6) | p=0.180 |
Too busy | 24.9 (71) | 27.7 (79) | 2.8 (8) | p=0.389 | 17.1 (22) | 14.7 (19) | -2.4 (-3) | p=0.607 |
Difficult to arrange transport | 16.4 (47) | 12.2 (35) | -4.2 (-12) | p=0.111 | 14.7 (19) | 13.2 (17) | -1.5 (-2) | p=0.839 |
Service barriers | ||||||||
Difficult to make an appointment | 23.1 (66) | 24.1 (69) | 1.0 (3) | p=0.795 | 15.4 (20) | 16.9 (22) | 1.5 (2) | p=0.832 |
Worried about wasting the doctor’s time | 34.1 (98) | 33.8 (97) | -0.3 (-1) | p=1.000 | 29.2 (38) | 29.2 (38) | 0 (0) | p=1.000 |
Difficult to talk to doctor | 35.0 (100) | 31.5 (90) | -3.5 (-10) | p=0.282 | 34.6 (45) | 31.5 (41) | -3.1 (-4) | p=0.618 |