Table 2.

Personal health attitudes and behaviors, by patient cluster

Item		Cluster 1: Ready screeners			Cluster 2: Fearful avoiders			Cluster 3: Cautious screeners			p *
		n	M	SD	n	M	SD	n	M	SD
I don’t go to doctors	I’m the kind of person who doesn’t go to the doctor unless I really need to.	51	2.45	3.04	31	7.65	2.40	20	5.85	3.59	.000
I trust my body	I trust that my body will let me know when I need to be tested for something.	51	5.94	3.36	31	8.23	1.82	20	5.65	3.69	.002
Don’t like tests	In general, I don’t like to have tests, unless I feel something is wrong.	51	3.22	3.38	31	7.81	2.20	20	4.30	3.21	.000
Rather not know	I’d rather not know if I have cancer.	51	0.57	1.65	31	6.32	3.82	20	1.55	2.65	.000
Fear cancer	My fear of cancer keeps me from getting the tests my doctor recommends.	51	0.82	1.87	30	6.03	3.32	20	1.45	2.59	.000
God’s will	If I get cancer, I accept that it is God’s will.	51	8.61	3.18	31	8.39	3.03	20	3.15	3.47	.000
Tests are not good	I feel many of the screening tests are not very good at finding problems.	51	1.78	1.98	31	3.74	2.73	20	2.25	2.25	.001
Only if family/friends recommend	I would only have a colonoscopy if a family member or friend told me to.	51	0.45	1.67	31	4.29	3.95	20	1.20	1.77	.000
Only if doctor recommends	I would only have a colonoscopy if a doctor I trusted told me to have it.	51	9.65	1.48	31	9.10	1.76	20	4.45	4.38	.000
Worth the effort	Although it may be hard to take the time off and make arrangements to do a colonoscopy, I think it is well worth the effort.	51	9.25	1.32	31	8.19	2.72	20	6.70	3.64	.000
I do screening	I like to avoid getting sick, so I try to do screening tests.	51	9.29	1.12	31	8.06	1.93	20	7.65	3.05	.001

Note. Scale base = 0–10; the larger the values, the more agreement with the statement.

^*p value for analysis of variance test of mean differences across types of patients.