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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2011 Feb 11;117(15):3352–3362. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25924

Table 2.

Decision Aid Use and Knowledge about CRC Screening among Decision Aid Survey Respondents in the Intervention Group

Watched video (n=124) Did not watch video (n=25) Read Brochures (n=116) Did not Read Brochures (n=33)
Question Response n Col % n Col % p value* n Col % n Col % p-value*
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Correct 109 87.9 13 52.0 <0.01 100 86.2 22 66.7 0.01
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 15 12.1 12 48.0 16 13.8 11 33.3
For most people, colon cancer screening should start at age 60. Correct 117 94.4 18 72.0 <.01 107 92.2 28 84.8 0.20
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 7 5.6 7 28.0 9 7.8 5 15.2
Colon cancer is most curable when it is found early by a screening test. Correct 122 98.4 25 100.0 0.52 115 99.1 32 97.0 0.34
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 2 1.6 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 3.0
In general, once someone starts doing home stool blood tests (FOBT), about how often should they do them? Correct 108 87.1 14 56.0 <.01 102 87.9 20 60.6 <0.01
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 16 12.9 11 44.0 14 12.1 13 39.4
If someone has a colonoscopy, and the results show no signs of colon cancer, when should they have another colon cancer screening test? Correct 96 77.4 8 32.0 <0.01 91 78.4 13 39.4 <0.01
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 28 22.6 17 68.0 25 21.6 20 60.6
You can prevent colon cancer with regular screening tests. Correct 84 67.7 10 40.0 <.01 76 65.5 18 54.5 0.25
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 40 32.3 15 60.0 40 34.5 15 45.5
You should be tested for colon cancer even if you don't have any symptoms. Correct 122 98.4 24 96.0 0.44 115 99.1 31 93.9 0.06
Incorrect, Don't know or Missing 2 1.6 1 4.0 1 0.9 2 6.1