Table 3.
BRCA1 Carriers N=8 | Not Carriers N=38 | ||||
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Genetic Counselor | Client | Genetic Counselor | Client | ||
Biomedical information | % | .6187* | .1981 | .4879 | .2759 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 272.50 (176.04) | 46.88 (30.97) | 124.61 (107.98) | 48.95 (33.86) | |
Range | 83-576 | 10-87 | 17-675 | 5-143 | |
Psychosocial/Lifestyle communication | % | .0472* | .1195 | .0186 | .0755 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 19.00 (11.88) | 18.63 (7.69) | 5.29 (7.75) | 16.97 (29.50) | |
Range | 3-34 | 6-32 | 0-41 | 0-155 | |
Question asking (total) | % | .0579 | - | .0630 | - |
Mean frequency (SD) | 22.13 (10.45) | 14.32 (10.89) | |||
Range | 8-43 | 2-52 | |||
Biomedical questions | % | .0356 | .0215 | .0468 | .0166 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 14.38 (8.47) | 6.75 (7.74) | 10.84 (10.68) | 2.89 (3.75) | |
Range | 4-32 | 0-20 | 1-52 | 0-16 | |
Psychosocial questions | % | .0365* | - | .0150 | - |
Mean frequency (SD) | 12.50 (4.14) | 3.37 (2.86) | |||
Range | 6-19 | 0-12 | |||
Social chit-chat | % | .0058* | .0096 | .0328 | .0531 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 1.75 (4.17) | 2.75 (5.75) | 8.66 (13.17) | 12.05 (27.10) | |
Range | 0-12 | 0-16 | 0-58 | 0-120 | |
Positive talk | % | .0392* | .0588 | .0712 | .0702 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 17.50 (12.93) | 14.63 (12.88) | 18.82 (14.04) | 14.05 (14.10) | |
Range | 0-36 | 1-33 | 0-53 | 0-54 | |
Receptive communication (agreements) | % | .0541* | .5566 | .0903 | .4448 |
Mean frequency (SD) | 20.75 (11.15) | 190.88 (173.31) | 22.32 (14.13) | 77.79 (53.76) | |
Range | 10-43 | 3-458 | 2-62 | 8-232 | |
Emotional talk | % | .0394 | - | .0518 | - |
Mean frequency (SD) | 13.38 (7.44) | 9.66 (4.93) | |||
Range | 5-30 | 1-23 | |||
Activating and Partnering | % | .0536* | -- | .1026 | -- |
Mean frequency (SD) | 20.75 (10.11) | 25.18 (30.59) | |||
Range | 8-33 | 4-185 |
Note. A single dash indicates that the mean frequency of respective RIAS code was < 2. A double dash indicates that it is not a coded category for the speaker The percent symbol (%) indicates the average composite statements as a percent of the total speaker statements. Mean frequency represents the mean number of statements by the speaker.
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