Information seeking and anxiety among colonoscopy-naïve adults: Direct-to-colonoscopy vs traditional consult-first pathways

Table 2 Most important sources of information for learning about colonoscopy comparing direct to colonoscopy and pre-procedure consult care pathways

	Most important		Among top three most important
	Direct	Consult	Direct	Consult
	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)	% (95%CI)
Any physician	51 (43-59)	69 (63-75)	81 (75-88)	89 (85-93)
Family physician	37 (29-45)	26 (21-31)	59 (51-67)	39 (33-45)
Specialist physician	14 (8-20)	43 (37-49)	22 (15-29)	50 (44-56)
Family and friends	13 (7-19)	10 (6-14)	64 (56-72)	53 (47-59)
Internet	7 (3-11)	4 (2-6)	20 (13-27)	18 (13-23)
Other	3 (0-6)	3 (1-5)	20 (13-27)	13 (9-17)

Bolded values indicate pairs for which CI do not overlap. Note: Participants reviewed 10 potential sources of information and ranked the three most important.