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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Oct 8;142:109382. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109382

Table 1.

Hypotheses.

Hypothesis 1 Women who have had longer relationships with their PCPs/WHPs are more likely to have had a discussion about BC risk with one of those providers.
Hypothesis 2 Women who have had longer relationships with their PCPs/WHPs are more likely to have seen a specialist about their BC risk.
Hypothesis 3 Women who have discussed BC risk with a PCP/WHP are more likely to have seen a specialist about their BC risk.
Hypothesis 4 Better access to HCP-related facilitators is associated with more risk-management behavior
Women who have discussed BC risk with a PCP/WHP are more likely to be (a) concordant with BC screening guidelines for high-risk women and (b) aware of risk-reduction options.
Women with longer PCP/WHP relationships are more likely to be (c) concordant with BC screening guidelines for high-risk women and (d) aware of risk-reduction options.
Women with who have seen a specialist about their BC risk are more likely to be (e) concordant with BC screening guidelines for high-risk women and (f) aware of risk-reduction options.
Hypothesis 5 Black women have worse access to HCP-related facilitators: (5a) having a conversation about BC risk with a PCP/WHP, (5b) having longer-term relationships with PCPs/WHPs, (5c) seeing a specialist about BC risk.
Hypothesis 6 Black women exhibit less risk-management behavior, specifically: (6a) guideline-concordant screening, and (6b) awareness of risk- reduction options.
Hypothesis 7 Women who are aware that they have a BRCA mutation have better access to HCP-related facilitators: (7a) having a conversation about BC risk with a PCP/WHP, (7b) having longer-term relationships with PCPs/WHPs, (7c) seeing a specialist about BC risk.
Hypothesis 8 Women who are aware that they have a BRCA mutation engage in more risk-management behavior, specifically: (8a) guideline-concordant screening, and (8b) awareness of risk-reduction options.