Table 1.
Knowledge of CRC and screening, and attitudes toward CRC screening before and after exposure to the PDS
| Scales | Mean before | SD | Mean after | SD | F value | Effect size |
| CRC and screening knowledge | 9.57 | 2.74 | 11.23 | 1.47 | 30.72** | 0.28 |
| Salience and coherence | 15.72 | 4.09 | 16.99 | 2.72 | 6.32* | 0.07 |
| Cancer worries | 5.59 | 2.42 | 5.04 | 2.02 | 7.14** | 0.08 |
| Perceived susceptibility | 11.96 | 4.47 | 14.17 | 4.06 | 16.05** | 0.17 |
| Social influence | 14.83 | 4.04 | 15.91 | 3.48 | 4.30* | 0.05 |
| Response efficacy | 7.47 | 1.73 | 8.51 | 1.24 | 22.71** | 0.22 |
Pre and post-exposure scores were compared using repeated measures ANOVA. Effect size is partial η2.
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
CRC, colorectal cancer; PDS, personalized decision support tool.