Table 2 PHM, self-efficacy and faecal aversion variables; PAPM decision stages

PHM ^a

Salience and Coherence

Having colorectal cancer screening is an important thing for me to do^b

Colorectal cancer screening makes sense to me

Having colorectal cancer screening can help to protect my health

I will be just as healthy if I avoid having colorectal cancer screening^c

Social Influence

Members of my immediate family think I should have colorectal cancer screening^b

I want to do what members of my immediate family think I should do about colorectal cancer screening

My doctor or health professional thinks I should have colorectal cancer screening

I want to do what my doctor or health professional thinks I should do about colorectal cancer screening

Cancer Worries

I am afraid of having an abnormal colorectal cancer screening test result

I am worried that colorectal cancer screening will show that I have colorectal cancer

Perceived Susceptibility

Compared with other persons my age, I am at lower risk for colorectal cancer^c

The chance that I might develop colorectal cancer is high

The chances that I will develop colorectal polyps are high^b

Response Efficacy

When colorectal polyps are found and removed, colorectal cancer can be prevented^b

When colorectal cancer is found early, it can be cured

Self-efficacy

I think that doing the test would be easy for me^b

Finding time to do the test would be difficult for me^c

Completing the test correctly would be easy for me

Faecal Aversion

Collecting faeces for the purpose of bowel cancer screening is distasteful^b,c

Collecting faeces for the purpose of bowel cancer screening is unhygienic^c

Giving a sample of faeces to another person is embarrassing^c