Barrier-focused intervention to increase colonoscopy attendance among nonadherent high-risk populations

Table 1 Main barriers to colonoscopy among high-risk subjects (n = 407)

Barriers	n(%)
Subjective barriers
“I am not at risk for CRC”: no symptoms	185 (45.45)
Fear of finding cancer and subsequent surgery	10 (2.46)
Fear of some complications related to colonoscopy	9 (2.21)
Other personal health concerns1	9 (2.21)
Embarrassment	2 (0.49)
Total	215 (52.83)
Objective barriers
Intolerance of pain or discomfort	112 (27.52)
Busy on working days	50 (12.29)
Intolerance of bowel preparation or diet control	14 (3.44)
Inconvenience and complexity of colonoscopy procedure	14 (3.44)
Transportation problems	2 (0.49)
Total	192 (47.17)

¹Subjects preferred to focus on current health problems, such as diabetes, and fractures. CRC: Colorectal cancer.