The development and testing of a brief ('gist-based') supplementary colorectal cancer screening information leaflet.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To design and user-test a 'gist-based' colorectal cancer screening information leaflet, which promotes comprehension of the screening offer.

Methods

Twenty-eight individuals approaching screening age were recruited from organisations in deprived areas of England. Using a between-subjects design, we tested iterations of a newly-designed gist-based information leaflet. Participants read the leaflet and answered 8 'true' or 'false' comprehension statements. For the leaflet to be considered fit-for-purpose, all statements had to be answered correctly by at least 80% of participants in each round. Alterations were made if this threshold was not met and additional rounds of testing were undertaken.

Results

At round 1, answers to 2/8 statements did not meet the thr

SUBMITTER: Smith SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3863947 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature