Table 4

Intent* and interest** in screening, test ordering and completion, and readiness to be screened by up-to-date§ status


Up-to-date (n = 14)
Not up-to-date (n = 66)

Intent to ask for screening


     before viewing aid
2.4
2.9
     after viewing aid
2.6
3.3
Interest in screening


     before viewing aid
2.6
3.3
     after viewing aid
3.0
3.6
Readiness to be screened (%)


     Ready
29
66
     Not ready
43
18
     Need more information
29
15
% with lower endoscopy ordered
21
28
% with lower endoscopy completed
21
27
% with FOBT ordered
57
21
% with FOBT completed
29
17

*Intent to ask for screening was based on the question: "How likely are you, at this visit, to ask your doctor about being tested for colon cancer?" and used a 4-point Likert scale, 1 = not at all likely to ask, 4 = very likely to ask

**Interest in screening was based on the question:"How interested are you in having a test for colon cancer in the next 6 months?" and used a 4-point Likert scale, 1 = not at all interested, 4 = definitely interested

§up-to-date: FOBT in the past year, sigmoidoscopy or barium enema in the past 5 years, or colonoscopy in the past 10 years

Kim et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2005 5:36   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-5-36