Patients’ acceptability of the intervention*
| Patients of the CM plus TAU group who responded | ||
| Uptake of colorectal cancer screening | ||
| Yes (n=30) | No (n=26) | |
| I was satisfied with the encouragement. | 29 | 14 |
| It was very good. | 14 | 4 |
| It was a good opportunity to receive cancer screening. | 9 | 0 |
| The explanations of cancer screening and the screening procedure were helpful. | 3 | 4 |
| I am glad that the polyp was treated quickly. | 2 | 0 |
| I would like this recommendation to be continued. | 1 | 0 |
| I felt it was important to have cancer screening. | 1 | 6 |
| It was not uncomfortable to be encouraged. | † | 1 |
| I felt I did not need to undergo the screening right now. | † | 9 |
| I felt it was bothersome. | 1 | 1 |
| I felt suspicious when they said ‘research’. | † | 1 |
Of the 39 patients in the CM plus TAU group who received colorectal cancer screening, 30 (76.9%) responded. Of the 39 patients in the CM plus TAU group who did not receive screening, 26 (66.7%) responded.
One patient provided multiple responses, stating that “the explanation of cancer screening and the screening procedure were helpful” and “I would like this recommendation to be continued.”
*Multiple answers allowed. Patients were asked to provide open-ended responses. Content analysis was performed by the researchers, and the number of responses was tabulated according to the codes created.
†No responses on this content were obtained. Patients were not asked their opinion on this content in a close-ended question.
CM, case management; TAU, treatment as usual.