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Table 2 Reported barriers to delivering the SABC program in outpatient clinics

From: Implementing Strength after Breast Cancer (SABC) in outpatient rehabilitation clinics: mapping clinician survey data onto key implementation outcomes

Barriers

N (%)

Referrals from oncologist

38 (40)

Lack of interest from breast cancer survivors

16 (17)

Lack of interest from clinic management

13 (14)

Getting reimbursed by third-party payers

4 (4)

Raising money to pay for therapist time

4 (4)

Logistical difficulties

28 (29)

Front desk staff training

4 (4)

Competing demands of therapists, administrators, front desk staff

32 (33)

Others

15 (16)

  1. Respondents were able to check all that apply. Results are combined for implementers and not implementers (n = 96) because there were no differences between those who implemented the program and those who did not (Fisher’s exact test p > .05)