Table 2 Answers of interviewed patients who endorsed barriers to completing an Upperendoscopy
Patients' main reason for denying endoscopy Question 1:What were your main reasons for denying EGD? | ||
Barrier | Total (105) | |
External determinants | 27 | |
Fear | 24 | |
Not quite severe symptoms | 21 | |
Difficult procedure | 15 | |
Previous upper endoscopy | 12 | |
I don't Know | 6 | |
Patients' possible inconvenience to endoscopy Question 2:Is there any possible inconvenience to the performance of endoscopy? | ||
Barrier | Total (105) | |
Painful/difficult examination | 41 | |
Fear | 17 | |
External determinants | 6 | |
PPIs use as an alternative | 1 | |
Not inconvenient | 30 | |
I don't know | 10 | |
Patients' beliefs concerning the importance of endoscopy for their health Question 3:Do you think that the EGD that was suggested by your Family Physician is important for you health? | ||
Barrier | Total (105) | |
Important | 41 | |
Possibly important | 20 | |
Important/tendency to postpone | 16 | |
PPIs use as an alternative | 3 | |
Not important | 19 | |
I don't know | 6 | |