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The impact of information about different absolute benefits and harms on intention to participate in colorectal cancer screening: A think-aloud study and online randomised experiment

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is considerable heterogeneity in individuals' risk of disease and thus the absolute benefits and harms of population-wide screening programmes. Using colorectal cancer (CRC) screening as an exemplar, we explored how people make decisions about screening when presented with information about absolute benefits and harms, and how those preferences vary with baseline risk, between screening tests and between individuals. METHOD: …

Authors

Usher-Smith JA; Mills KM; Riedinger C; Saunders CL; Helsingen LM; Lytvyn L; Buskermolen M; Lansdorp-Vogelaar I; Bretthauer M; Guyatt G

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 2,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0246991

ISSN

1932-6203