Comprehensibility of Colorectal Cancer Screening Educational Materials: Effects on Patient Knowledge and Motivation

Effects of Comprehensibility of Colorectal Cancer Screening Educational Materials on Patient Knowledge and Motivation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a newly developed patient education document concerning colorectal cancer screening will be better understood and have greater effects on patient knowledge of and motivation for screening than a standard educational document.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Receive primary care at one of the participating outpatient offices
• Age 50-75
• Able to read and speak English
• Adequate vision, hearing, and hand function to read printed documents, communicate with research staff, answer questionnaires, and otherwise participate
• Not up to date for colorectal cancer screening (defined as fecal occult blood test within 1 year, flexible sigmoidoscopy within 5 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years)