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Table 2 The top three facilitators as ranked by participants in written activity

From: Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking for young elite athletes: a qualitative study

Rank

Facilitators

Scorea

1

Already knowing a health professional quite well (e.g., counsellor, doctor)

24

2

Being aware of your feelings and finding it easy to express them

19

3

Others have a positive attitude towards seeking help [pooled data: coach (9), friends (4), teammates (3), family (1)]

17

  1. Note: a Ranks reverse scored and cumulated across participants. Scores for each topic were calculated by cumulating the reverse-scored ranks (i.e., 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1) across participants. Higher scores indicate higher ranked importance.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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