Attitude and Belief Measures
| Scale Type | Mean ± SD (range) Cronbach Alpha Reliability |
|---|---|
| Barriers | 37.29 ± 6.69 (11–44) α = 0.84 |
| How much do the following things affect your decision to get tested for colon cancer? | |
| Cost? | |
| Discomfort? | |
| Inconvenience? | |
| Fear of finding something wrong? | |
| Worrying about the results? | |
| Embarrassment? | |
| Lack of time? | |
| Problems with transportation? | |
| Fear about the treatment? | |
| Concerns about the messiness of the test? | |
| Lack of information concerning colon cancer? | |
| Benefits | 31.5 ± 3.7 (20–40) α = 0.80 |
| Some types of cancer can actually be cured. | |
| If colon cancer is detected early, chances of cures are very high. | |
| There are medical tests now that can detect colon cancer in its very early stages. | |
| There is very little I can do to reduce my chances of dying from colon cancer. | |
| Even if colon cancer is detected early, nothing can be done about it. | |
| The benefits of having a test to find colon cancer early outweigh any difficulties I may have going through it. | |
| Cancer is like a death sentence; if you get it, you will surely die from it. | |
| If I had a test to find colon cancer early, it could save my life. | |
| Having a test to find colon cancer early makes sense to me. | |
| I believe that a test to find colon cancer early can help to protect my health. | |
| Susceptibility | 8.78 ± 2.0 (4–14) α = 0.72 |
| What do you think your chance of getting colon cancer is? | |
| Compared with others your age and sex, what do you think your chance is that you will develop colon cancer? | |
| How worried are you that you may develop colon cancer? | |
| How much does it concern you that you may develop colon cancer? | |
| Fatalism | 19.70 ± 2.0 (15–30) α = 0.87 |
| Please indicate if you agree with the following statements: | |
| I think if someone is meant to have colon cancer, it doesn't matter what kinds of food they eat, they will get colon cancer anyway. | |
| I think if someone has colon cancer, it is already too late to get treated for it. | |
| I think someone can eat fatty foods all their life, and if they are not meant to get colon cancer, they won't get it. | |
| I think if someone is meant to get colon cancer, they will get it no matter what they do. | |
| I think if someone gets colon cancer, it was meant to be. | |
| I think if someone gets colon cancer, their time to die is soon. | |
| I think if someone gets colon cancer, that's the way they were meant to die. | |
| I think getting checked for colon cancer makes people scared that they may really have colon cancer. | |
| I think if someone is meant to have colon cancer, they will have colon cancer. | |
| I think some people don't want to know if they have colon cancer because they don't want to know they may be dying from it. | |
| I think if someone gets colon cancer, it doesn't matter whether they find it early or late, they will still die from it. | |
| I think if someone has colon cancer and gets treatment for it, they will probably still die from the colon cancer. | |
| I think if someone was meant to have colon cancer, it doesn't matter what doctors and nurses tell them to do, they will get colon cancer anyway. | |
| I think if someone is meant to have colon cancer, it doesn't matter if they eat healthy foods, they will still get colon cancer. | |
| I think colon cancer will kill you no matter when it is found and how it is treated. | |
| Knowledge | α = 0.56 k = 12 |
| Your risk of colon cancer decreases with age. | |
| Drinking a glass of red wine a day protects you against colon cancer. | |
| Smoking does not affect your chance of getting colon cancer. | |
| Eating foods high in bran/fiber reduces the risk of colon cancer (cereals, oatmeal, whole wheat bread). | |
| Homosexual men are more likely to develop colon cancer. | |
| If one of your parents gets colon cancer, it increases your chance of getting colon cancer. | |
| Not bathing regularly increases the chance of getting colon cancer. | |
| White people are more likely to get colon cancer than African-Americans. | |
| Hemorrhoids can be a sign for colon cancer. | |
| A person can have colon cancer without having pain or other symptoms. | |
| There is no test to find colon cancer early. | |
| If you have surgery to remove colon cancer, it is more likely to spread. | |
| Satisfaction | 11.22 ± 1.23 (4–12) α = 0.69 |
| How much do you believe that your regular doctor has helped you to get better? (any time in your life when you have been ill) | |
| How satisfied are you with your regular doctor? | |
| My regular doctor listens carefully to what I have to say. |