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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2006 Nov 1;64(3):724–734. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.09.017

Table 3.

Comparison of Communication for Carriers and Non-Carries during the Session after genetic testing

BRCA1 Carriers N=8 Not Carriers N=38
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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p < .05