Characteristics of FG participants: Percentages do not add to 100% owing to rounding.
| CHARACTERISTIC | HAMILTON FG1 (N = 11) | HAMILTON FG2 (N = 6) | OTTAWA FG1 (N = 10) | OTTAWA FG2 (N = 10) | THUNDER BAY FG1 (N = 11) | THUNDER BAY FG2 (N = 10) | TOTAL (N = 58) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| • Male | 7 (64) | 2 (33) | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | 5 (45) | 2 (20) | 26 (45) |
| • Female | 4 (36) | 4 (67) | 4 (40) | 6 (60) | 6 (55) | 8 (80) | 32 (55) |
| Median (IQR) age, y | 65 (61–69) | 59 (55–60) | 60 (53–70) | 65 (59–66) | 60 (58–68) | 60 (58–66) | 60 (60–63) |
| Working, n (%) | |||||||
| • Yes | 5 (45) | 5 (83) | 5 (50) | 3 (30) | 6 (55) | 5 (50) | 29 (50) |
| • No | 6 (55) | 1 (17) | 5 (50) | 7 (70) | 5 (45) | 5 (50) | 29 (50) |
| Education, n (%) | |||||||
| • High school or less | 8 (73) | 2 (33) | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 2 (20) | 18 (31) |
| • Some college or university | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 1 (10) | 5 (9) |
| • Completed college or university | 3 (27) | 3 (50) | 7 (70) | 10 (100) | 5 (45) | 5 (50) | 33 (57) |
| • Unknown | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 2 (3) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||||||
| • White | 11 (100) | 6 (100) | 9 (90) | 8 (80) | 10 (91) | 8 (80) | 52 (90) |
| • Native Canadian or aboriginal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| • Mixed (black and white) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| • South Asian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 2 (3) |
| • Middle Eastern | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| • Asian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 1 (2) |
| Type of previous screening,* n (%) | |||||||
| • FOBT | 8 (73) | 2 (33) | 7 (70) | 3 (30) | 5 (45) | 4 (40) | 29 (50) |
| • Colonoscopy | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) |
| • FOBT and colonoscopy | 2 (18) | 0 (0) | 3 (30) | 4 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 10 (17) |
| • Screened, exact test not known | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 5 (45) | 2 (20) | 8 (14) |
| • None | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 6 (10) |
| • Previous screening history unknown | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 1 (10) | 3 (5) |
FG—focus group, FOBT—fecal occult blood testing, IQR—interquartile range.
* Patients were asked about any previous screening, not just screening related to the ColonCancerCheck Primary Care Invitation Pilot.