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. 2013 Dec;93(3):619–625. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.08.013

Table 2.

Participant responses in rounds 1, 2 and 3.

Round
1 2 3
Correct n (%) Correct n (%) Correct n (%)
1. Doing the FOB test lowers the risk of dying from bowel cancer [T] 6 (100) 11 (100) 11 (100)
2. The FOB test is done at home [T] 4 (67) 10 (91) 9 (82)
3. Most people who do the FOB test will receive an abnormal result [F] 5 (83) 9 (82) 9 (82)
4. Only women are sent a FOB test [F] 6 (100) 11 (100) 11 (100)
5. Bowel cancer is a common cancer in people over 60 [T] 6 (100) 10 (91) 10 (91)
6. People only need to do the FOB test once in their life [F] 6 (100) 10 (91) 11 (100)
7. The FOB test can miss bowel cancer [T] 6 (100) 9 (82) 9 (82)
8. People with an abnormal result always have cancer [F] 4 (67) 8 (73) 9 (82)