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Table 1 Description of barriers to care

From: The relative impact of barriers to care among military health services personnel: exploring differences using context specific scenarios

 

Physical Health Sample

(n = 530)

Mental Health

Sample

(n = 503)

 

# items

Factor Alpha

% Missing

Factor Alpha

% Missing

Barrier Factors

CAF HCP identity

11

0.96

0.2

0.97

0.6

Discomfort accessing care at work

7

0.94

1.1

0.95

0.8

Conflict with career goals

6

0.91

0.8

0.92

0.8

Staffing and workload resources

5

0.89

0.2

0.90

0.4

Knowledge and ability to access care

4

0.90

1.9

0.88

2.6

Organizational and social support

4

0.91

3.2

0.86

3.0

Treatment preferences

5

0.85

0.4

0.86

1.6

Concerns about confidentiality

4

0.90

0.4

0.89

1.0

Additional Barrier Categories

Past experiences and expectations

3

0.76

0.6

0.74

2.0

Location related issues

3

0.71

1.3

0.74

2.4

  1. Barrier factors are listed in a column indicating the number of items per factor, with separate columns reporting the factor alpha and percent missing for the mental health and physical health samples