|
Not enough time
|
44
|
72
|
4.0
|
|
Patient's lack of readiness
|
44
|
72
|
3.9
|
|
Lack of training
|
38
|
62
|
3.7
|
|
Concerns about increasing patients' anxiety and discomfort
|
33
|
54
|
3.5
|
|
Patients perceived as too ill to address sexual issues
|
31
|
51
|
3.5
|
|
Sexuality not seen as a problem by patient
|
30
|
50
|
3.4
|
|
Elderly age of patient
|
30
|
49
|
3.4
|
|
Presence of a third party
|
28
|
46
|
3.4
|
|
Fear of offending the patient
|
25
|
41
|
3.2
|
|
Lack of knowledge
|
19
|
31
|
3.0
|
|
Issues relating to language and ethnicity
|
17
|
28
|
2.7
|
|
Patient of opposite sex to GP
|
17
|
28
|
2.6
|
|
Issues relating to culture and religion
|
16
|
26
|
2.8
|
|
Embarrassment
|
12
|
20
|
2.5
|
|
GP's own negative attitudes and beliefs about sexuality
|
8
|
13
|
2.0
|
|
Perception that it is someone else's job
|
5
|
8
|
1.9
|
|
A large age difference between GP and the patient
|
4
|
6
|
2.0
|
