Comprehension of p16 educational material at baseline assessment
| Variables | All participants (N=35) | Non-methylated participants (N=28) | Methylated participants (N=7) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Understanding of p16 function P16 is a: (gene) | 29 | 83 | 22 | 79 | 7 | 100 |
| Smokers with the p16 switch off have more lung cells copied than normal (true) | 30 | 86 | 25 | 89 | 5 | 71 |
| Smokers are less likely than non-smokers to have the p16 gene turned off (false) | 17 | 49 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 71 |
| Whether a person gets lung cancer involves more than p16 (true) | 28 | 80 | 21 | 75 | 7 | 100 |
| Smokers who have more lung cancer cells being made than normal are at higher risk for getting lung cancer (true) | 30 | 86 | 24 | 86 | 6 | 86 |
| P16 can tell you how hard it would be for you to quit smoking (false) | 28 | 80 | 21 | 75 | 7 | 100 |
| If your p16 switch is turned on, you can still get lung cancer due to your smoking (true) | 30 | 86 | 23 | 82 | 7 | 100 |
| Getting the p16 test can tell you if you now have lung cancer (false) | 16 | 46 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 100 |
| Understanding of risk associated with p16 methylation* | 3.71 (2.48) | 3.96 (2.47) | 2.71 (2.43) | |||
| What do you think your p16 test will show (higher risk group)† | 27 | 77 | 21 | 75 | 6 | 86 |
*Results based on a seven-point scale with higher scores indicating higher perceived risk.
†One participant did not answer this question and so totals do not equal 35.