. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 10.

Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Nov 8;21(1):45–52. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0815

Table 2.

Baseline CRC screening characteristics of participants by treatment arm (N = 270)

	CRC screening information plus patient activation (n = 138)	CRC screening information only (n = 132)
CRC screening knowledge^a (mean ± SD)	6.1 ± 1.8	6.3 ± 1.7
CRC screening attitudes and beliefs^b (mean + SD)
Salience and coherence	2.9 ± 0.9	2.8 ± 0.8
Self-efficacy	2.5 ± 0.8	2.5 ± 0.8
Perceived susceptibility	2.5 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.8
Worries and fears (including barriers)	3.0 ± 1.0	2.9 ± 0.9
Intention	2.4 ± 0.8	2.6 ± 0.7

CRC screening knowledge (correct number from 10 true/false questions).

CRC screening attitudes and beliefs (strongly agree = 1 to strongly disagree = 4; ref. 33).