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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2004 Jul 28;292(4):442–452. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.4.442

Table 2.

Measures of Knowledge, Risk Perception, Intent to Test, and Anxiety for Women at Low Risk of Carrying a BRCA1/2 Mutation*

Counselor Group (n = 61)
Computer Group (n = 56)
Measures Before Counseling After Counseling Change PValue Before Computer Use After Computer Use Change PValue§ After Computer Use and Counseling PValue|| PValue, Counselor vs Computer Group
Knowledge, % correct responses 50 80 29 <.001 53 91 38 <.001 . . .# . . .# .03
Relative risk perception, % 90 78 −12 .05 82 83 1 >.99 83 >.99 .18
Absolute risk perception, mean (range) 58 (0–100) 42 (0–100) −16 <.001 59 (10–100) 51 (10–90) −8 .001 42 (10–90) <.001 .02
Genetic risk perception, % 46 7 −39 <.001 41 34 −7 .16 11 <.001 .002
Intent to test, % 80 36 −44 <.001 82 67 −15 .05 42 <.001 .07
State anxiety, mean (range) 34 (20–72) 30 (20–61) −3 .007 33 (20–52) 33 (20–48) 0 .90 29 (20–47) <.001 .04
*

Low risk was defined as less than 10% chance of carrying a mutation.

Data for the measures are based on the following: relative risk perception: % indicating “much higher” or “a little higher” for the item, “Compared with other women your age, what are your chances of developing breast cancer in the future?”; absolute risk perception: mean response values (range) for the item, “What do you think your chances of getting breast cancer are on a scale from 0 to 100?”; genetic risk perception: % indicating “very likely” or “definitely” for the item, “In your opinion, how likely is it that you have an inherited gene mutation for breast cancer susceptibility?”; intent to test: % indicating “probably” or “definitely” will get tested for the item, “Present thoughts about having genetic testing for suceptibility to breast cancer”; and state anxiety: mean scores (range) on a scale from 20 to 80.

P values are for difference in outcomes between baseline and after counseling among counselor group.

§

P values are for difference in outcomes between baseline and after computer among computer group.

||

P values are for difference in outcomes between baseline and after counseling among computer group.

P values are for difference in change scores between counselor group and computer group.

#

Ellipses indicate data not applicable.