Aggregate Test Rankings Before and After Consideration of Attributes
| Short Description | Ranking After Short Descriptiona | Ranking After Short Description and all 13 Attributesb |
|---|---|---|
| a Reliability=0.97, r̄=0.21; P <.001. | ||
| b Reliability=0.98, r̄=0.19; P <.001. | ||
| Fecal occult blood testing | 1.89 | 2.60 |
| This test checks if your bowel movement contains blood. It is done at home using a test kit with 3 cards. You smear a sample of your bowel movement onto a card. This is done for 3 different bowel movements. The 3 cards are then returned to the laboratory | ||
| Colonoscopy | 2.22 | 1.79 |
| A doctor checks for growths or cancer in your whole colon using a flexible, long, narrow, lighted tube with a camera on the end. It is inserted into your bottom and then passed into your whole colon, which can be seen on a television screen. You are given medicine through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy during the test | ||
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 2.61 | 2.46 |
| A doctor checks for growths or cancer in the lower third of your colon using a short, flexible, narrow, lighted tube with a camera on the end. It is inserted into your bottom and then passed only into your lower colon, which can be seen on a television screen. You are awake during the test | ||
| Double-contrast barium enema | 3.28 | 3.15 |
| The doctor checks the outline of your colon for growths or cancers. A white liquid called barium is put into your bottom through a tube by a radiology technician. You must hold the liquid in while air is also put into your bottom. You are on a table that is moved around and then X-rays are taken with you in different positions. You are awake during the test | ||