Reasons for not seeking healthcare
| Responses | Recreational n=39 (%) | Intermediate n=140 (%) | Experienced n=80 (%) | Elite n=7 (%) | χ2 | Cramer’s V (ϕ) |
| The injury was not serious enough | 30 (76.9) | 100 (71.4) | 57 (71.3) | 4 (57.1) | 0.549 | 0.089 |
| Did not have the time | 2 (5.1) | 15 (10.7) | 6 (7.5) | 2 (28.6) | 0.101 | 0.153 |
| Treated it myself | 10 (25.6) | 39 (27.9) | 29 (36.3) | 4 (57.1) | 0.368 | 0.109 |
| Do not think health professionals know enough about climbing-related injuries | 6 (15.4) | 30 (21.4) | 27 (33.4) | 5 (71.4) | 0.010 | 0.207 |
| Have friends who tried healthcare and it did not help | 2 (5.1) | 14 (10) | 14 (17.5) | 0 | 0.660 | 0.078 |
| A friend helped me out | 1 (2.6) | 10 (7.1) | 9 (11.3) | 1 (14.3) | 0.462 | 0.098 |
The results are presented in groups based on performance level in climbing in the last 6 months (number of climbers n and %).