Research Article
What Would Make Getting Colorectal Cancer Screening Easier? Perspectives from Screeners and Nonscreeners
Table 2
Types of scheduling and screening barriers reported by early-, late-, and nonscreeners (
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Early-screener ≤6 months () |
Late-screener >6 months but ≤12 months () |
Nonscreener by 12 months () |
| | | % | | % | | % | Scheduling barriers | 27 | 24.5 | 30 | 76.9 | 233 | 48.9 | | Rank | () | Rank | () | Rank | () | Patient related | | | | | | | Being too busy | 2–3 | (3) | 4 | (3) | 2 | (50) | Work and family responsibilities | 2–3 | (3) | 3 | (5) | 1 | (61) | Missed appointment | 4 | (2) | 2 | (6) | 3 | (24) | Pending appointment | 1 | (7) | 1 | (7) | 4 | (17) | System related | | | | | | | Patient had difficulty scheduling appointment with clinic | 1 | (10) | 1 | (7) | 2 | (34) | Patient expected to be called by clinic | 2 | (2) | 2-3 | (1) | 1 | (40) | Patient preferred direct access to colonoscopy | — | (0) | 2-3 | (1) | 3 | (7) |
| | | % | | % | | % | Screening barriers | 83 | 75.5 | 9 | 23.1 | 243 | 51.1 | | Rank | () | Rank | () | Rank | () | External | | | | | | | Financial/insurance concerns | 2 | (12) | 2 | (2) | 1 | (68) | Medical conditions | 3 | (4) | 1 | (3) | 2 | (56) | Patient disliked screening test attributes | 1 | (44) | 3-4 | (1) | 3 | (20) | Perceived lack of physician direction | — | (0) | — | (0) | 4 | (15) | Transportation needs | 4 | (3) | 3-4 | (1) | 5 | (14) | Internal | | | | | | | Salience for screening | 3 | (4) | 1 | (2) | 1 | (30) | Perceived low need to screen | 4 | (1) | — | (0) | 2 | (23) | Wanted more information | 1 | (9) | — | (0) | 4 | (2) | Emotional concerns including fear of pain or discomfort | 2 | (6) | — | (0) | 3 | (15) |
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Barriers are rank ordered within subcategories.
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