Table 2.
Means and SDs of baseline and change from baseline to immediate follow-up values.
| Group 1: Lifestyle advice |
Group 2: Bar charts |
Group 3: Pictographs |
Group 4: Qualitative |
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| Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
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| n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Secondary continuous outcomes | ||||||||||||
| Awareness of cancer risk factors | 238 | 40.0 (5.6) | 2.9 (4.2) | 241 | 40.9 (5.0) | 3.4 (3.9) | 237 | 40.3 (5.7) | 3.7 (4.3) | 242 | 40.7 (5.6) | 3.3 (4.3) |
| Risk conviction | ||||||||||||
| Absolute | 247 | 2.9 (1.5) | 0.16 (1.1) | 250 | 3.0 (1.7) | 0.48 (1.5) | 253 | 2.9 (1.6) | 0.74 (1.6) | 256 | 2.9 (1.5) | 0.26 (1.1) |
| Comparative | 243 | 3.2 (1.5) | −0.01 (1.0) | 245 | 3.3 (1.6) | 0.38 (1.4) | 249 | 3.2 (1.5) | 0.40 (1.3) | 245 | 3.2 (1.5) | 0.32 (1.3) |
| Self-efficacy | 229 | – | 21.6 (4.6) | 236 | – | 22.1 (4.3) | 242 | – | 22.1 (4.3) | 246 | – | 22.3 (4.1) |
| Response efficacy | 229 | – | 22.9 (4.0) | 240 | – | 23.8 (4.1) | 236 | – | 24.0 (4.3) | 233 | – | 23.8 (4.5) |
| Maladaptive coping | 250 | 9.2 (2.1) | −0.12 (1.6) | 249 | 9.3 (2.0) | −0.32 (1.6) | 255 | 9.4 (2.0) | −0.35 (1.6) | 256 | 9.2 (2.1) | −0.26 (1.5) |
| Anxiety (SF-SSAI) | 242 | 12.0 (4.2) | 0.37 (2.0) | 245 | 12.2 (4.4) | 0.21 (2.3) | 252 | 12.3 (4.3) | 0.17 (2.1) | 246 | 12.0 (3.9) | 0.13 (1.9) |
| Intention to change behaviour | ||||||||||||
| General | 238 | – | 21.9 (4.2) | 241 | – | 22.1 (4.6) | 243 | – | 22.0 (4.6) | 246 | – | 21.8 (4.5) |
| Weight | 214 | – | 3.9 (1.0) | 218 | – | 4.0 (1.0) | 212 | – | 3.9 (1.0) | 216 | – | 3.9 (1.0) |
| Alcohol | 183 | – | 3.6 (1.1) | 182 | – | 3.7 (1.1) | 198 | – | 3.6 (1.0) | 173 | – | 3.4 (1.1) |
| Physical activity | 242 | – | 5.4 (12.2) | 244 | – | 5.1 (10.5) | 249 | – | 5.8 (13.4) | 251 | – | 5.4 (12.0) |
| Fruit and veg | 240 | – | 3.8 (0.8) | 241 | – | 4.0 (0.8) | 247 | – | 3.9 (0.8) | 244 | – | 4.0 (0.7) |
| Red meat | 208 | – | 3.2 (1.0) | 204 | – | 3.4 (1.1) | 214 | – | 3.3 (1.1) | 206 | – | 3.4 (1.0) |
| Processed meat | 209 | – | 3.5 (1.0) | 211 | – | 3.7 (1.1) | 206 | – | 3.7 (1.0) | 206 | – | 3.7 (1.0) |
| Quit smoking | 68 | – | 3.5 (1.0) | 60 | – | 3.8 (1.1) | 73 | – | 3.8 (1.0) | 65 | – | 3.7 (1.1) |
| Group 1: Lifestyle advice |
Group 2: Bar charts |
Group 3: Pictographs |
Group 4: Qualitative |
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| Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
Baseline |
Changea from baseline |
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| n | % (n) | % | n | % (n) | % | n | % (n) | % | n | % (n) | % | |
| Secondary categorical outcomes | ||||||||||||
| Risk accuracy | ||||||||||||
| Absolute | 223 | 19 (42) | −3.0 | 227 | 21 (47) | 6.5 | 225 | 19 (42) | 30.1 | 236 | 18 (42) | −2.4 |
| Low numeracy | 62 | 18 (11) | −3.6 | 59 | 17 (10) | −1.9 | 57 | 26 (15) | 10.4 | 56 | 16 (9) | 0 |
| High numeracy | 161 | 19 (31) | −2.8 | 167 | 22 (37) | 9.7 | 168 | 16 (27) | 36.0 | 178 | 19 (33) | −3.1 |
| Comparative | 253 | 37 (94) | 1.7 | 252 | 40 (100) | 0.4 | 256 | 43 (110) | −10.8 | 257 | 41 (106) | −4.8 |
a
Change from baseline was calculated as follow-up minus baseline. Immediate follow-up values given for those variables not measured at baseline.