Table 2.
Nature of enquiries about faecal occult blood test screening.
| GP frequency (%) | Practice nurse frequency (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of enquiry | Very often | Often | Sometimes | Very often | Often | Sometimes |
| Instructions on how to perform the test | 2 (1.9) | 15 (13.9) | 91 (84.3) | 4 (5.5) | 18 (24.7) | 51 (69.9) |
| Advice on whether or not to participate | 14 (5.9) | 51 (21.5) | 172 (72.6) | 6 (7.5) | 19 (23.8) | 55 (68.8) |
| Concern/fear arising from positive results | 15 (6.3) | 55 (23.2) | 167 (70.5) | 3 (6.0) | 11 (22.0) | 36 (72.0) |
| Questions about bowel symptoms | 7 (4.7) | 35 (23.3) | 108 (72.0) | 4 (10.0) | 10 (25.0) | 26 (65.0) |
| Questions about the risks and benefits of screening | 3 (2.2) | 22 (15.9) | 113 (81.9) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (30.8) | 36 (69.2) |
| Explanation about the next stage | 6 (2.8) | 44 (20.9) | 161 (76.3) | 1 (2.7) | 4 (10.8) | 32 (86.5) |