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Table 1 Surveys of screening preference for colorectal cancer

From: A survey of individual preference for colorectal cancer screening technique

First Author

Subjects Age Range

N =

Comparison

Preference

Comment

Steine9

GI Patients 45–79 y

190

BE v C

BE

Post hoc

Durdey10

GI Patients 19–88 y

66

BE v C

C

Post hoc

VanNess11

GI Patients 20–84 y

189

BE v C

C

Post hoc

Elwood20

Relatives of GI Patients 45–70 y

232

FS v C

FS = C

RCT; Subjects offered FS or C and differential compliance measured

Dominitz12

VAOP 50–75 y

62

FS v C

FS

Time trade off measure Least for FS.

Frew13

PCOP >25 y

2294

FOBT v FS

FOBT

Willingness to pay primary endpoint. Preference also collected.

Leard14

PCOP 50–75 y

100

FOBT, FS, BE, C

C preferred FOBT more likely to be done.

Post hoc 93% previously screened

Dolan17

PCOP >50 y

96

FOBT, FS, BE, C

FOBT

DARCT

Pignone15

PCOP 50–75 y

227

FOBT v FS

FOBT

DARCT

Pignone18

PCOP 50–75 y

146

FOBT v FS

FOBT

4 levels of survey after varying quantities of information on colon cancer risk, conduct, test accuracy, cost.

Wolf16

PCOP >65 y

57

FOBT v FS

FOBT

DARCT

Nelson

Non-patients 18–54 y

80

FOBT, FS, BE, C

FOBT

 
  1. GI Patients; Gastroenterology patients
  2. BE; Barium enema.
  3. C; Colonoscopy
  4. FS; Fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy
  5. FOBT; Fecal Occult Blot Testing
  6. Post hoc; Preference measured after undergoing one or more of the above screening tests.
  7. RCT; Randomised Controlled Trial
  8. VAOP; Veteran's administration hospital outpatients
  9. PCOP; Primary care outpatients
  10. DARCT; Randomised trial to investigate the effectiveness of decision aids in increasing screening participation