Influence of “framing effect” in two scenarios on respondents’ willingness to implement (n = 76)
| Programme | Strongly agree % | Agree % | Neither agree nor disagree % | Disagree % | Strongly disagree % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where data are missing, rows do not total 100. *Relative risk reduction; †absolute risk reduction; ‡number needed to screen; §event free patients; ¶number needed to treat. | |||||
| Colorectal cancer screening | |||||
| A RRR* | 10 | 50 | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| B ARR† | 7 | 17 | 42 | 22 | 4 |
| C NNS‡ | 0 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 18 |
| D No reduction in all cause mortality | 5 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 3 |
| Smoking cessation | |||||
| A RRR* | 25 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| B ARR† | 8 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 1 |
| C EFP§ | 16 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| D NNT¶ | 7 | 34 | 21 | 26 | 4 |