Table 3 Churches that experienced or expect barriers to implementing wellness activities by church size (number of active members < 50; 50–99; ≥ 100)
Total (N = 100) | Small (N = 19) | Medium (N = 37) | Large (N = 44) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient budget | 85% | 95% | 84% | 82% | NS |
Lack of other resources | 81% | 84% | 78% | 82% | NS |
Not sure how to implement wellness activities | 61% | 63% | 62% | 59% | NS |
Not enough volunteers | 58% | 53% | 62% | 57% | NS |
Members not interested | 47% | 63% | 38% | 48% | NS |
Not sure what topics members would be interested in | 37% | 32% | 38% | 39% | NS |
Lack of commitment from church leadership | 36% | 37% | 30% | 41% | NS |
Too many activities already ongoing | 32% | 16% | 27% | 43% | 0.07 |
Members don’t like to participate in research | 24% | 37% | 22% | 20% | NS |
Size of membership | 21% | 47% | 19% | 11% | < 0.01 |
# of barriers to implement wellness activities (Mean ± standard deviation) | 4.8 ± 1.8 | 5.3 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | NS |