Table 2.

Patient and PCP self-collection survey results

	Agree, 5.0	Somewhat agree, 4.0	Neutral, 3.0	Somewhat disagree, 2.0	Disagree, 1.0	Average score
Patient survey (n = 33)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
The instructions were easy to follow	31 (93.9)	2 (6.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4.94
It was easy to swab my own bottom	27 (81.8)	4 (12.1)	2 (6.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4.76
I felt comfortable swabbing my own bottom	31 (93.9)	2 (6.1)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4.94
I did not feel pain when swabbing my own bottom	22 (66.7)	1 (3.0)	4 (12.1)	5 (15.2)	1 (3.0)	4.15
I felt I was able to ask questions about swabbing my own bottom	32 (97.0)	1 (3.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4.97
I prefer to swab my own bottom (vs. no preference or clinician-collection)a	23 (69.7)	N/A	10 (30.3)	N/A	0 (0.0)	4.39
PCP survey (n = 3)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Explaining the rectal swab self-collection procedure to the patient was easy	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	5.00
Patient rectal swab collection was more time-efficient than provider collection	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	5.00
Patient rectal swab collection was less disruptive to the clinical visit compared to provider collection	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	5.00
Patient self-collection increases the likelihood that I would collect a rectal swab during a clinical visit	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4.67
Given a choice, I prefer that patients collect their own rectal swabs (vs. no preference or clinician-collection)a	2 (66.7)	N/A	1 (33.3)	N/A	0 (0.0)	4.33

Patients and primary care providers (PCPs) completed brief cross-sectional surveys to indicate their perceptions of rectal self-collection. All items were assessed on a 5-point Likert scale from “Disagree” (1.0) to “Agree” (5.0)

^aThree choices were given: “Prefer patient self-collection” (5.0), “No preference” (3.0), “Prefer clinician-collection” (1.0)