Table 2. Sociodemographic, objective breast cancer risk and psychological characteristics of the two trial groups at baseline, 4 weeks and 6 monthsa.
|
Baseline (n=373) |
4 weeks (n=276) |
6 months (n=263) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Standard service (n=185) | Novel service (n=188) | Standard service (n=147) | Novel service (n=129) | Standard service (n=140) | Novel service (n=123) |
| Age (years): mean (s.d.) | 37.3 (9.4) | 39.1 (9.6) | 36.8 (9.4) | 39.7 (9.4)* | 37.4 (9.5) | 39.5 (9) |
| Marital status: n (%) | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 130 (71) | 136 (73) | 104 (72) | 100 (79) | 98 (71) | 93 (77) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 24 (13) | 24 (13) | 18 (13) | 14 (11) | 20 (14) | 16 (13) |
| Never married | 28 (15) | 26 (14) | 22 (15) | 13 (10) | 21 (15) | 12 (10) |
| Education: n (%) | ||||||
| To age 16 years | 65 (36) | 68 (37) | 49 (34) | 44 (34) | 46 (33) | 42 (34) |
| To age 18 years | 30 (17) | 28 (15) | 23 (16) | 19 (15) | 23 (17) | 15 (12) |
| After age 18 years | 46 (26) | 50 (27) | 35 (24) | 37 (29) | 35 (25) | 37 (30) |
| University graduate | 39 (22) | 40 (22) | 36 (25) | 28 (22) | 34 (25) | 28 (23) |
| Risk of breast cancer: n (%) | ||||||
| Objective: | ||||||
| Low | 50 (28)b | 81 (46)* | 34 (23) | 53 (41)* | 31 (22) | 50 (41)* |
| Moderate/high | 129 (72) | 97 (55) | 113 (77) | 76 (59) | 109 (78) | 73 (59) |
| Perceived: | ||||||
| Low | 5 (3) | 7 (4) | 12 (8) | 10 (8) | 11 (8) | 11 (9) |
| Moderate/high | 179 (97) | 180 (96) | 134 (92) | 117 (92) | 127 (92) | 108 (91) |
| Understanding: mean (s.d.) | ||||||
| Subjectivec | 9.4 (2.8) | 8.9 (2.5) | 12 (2.2) | 11.7 (2.3) | 11.9 (2.2) | 11.7 (2.3) |
| Objective: | ||||||
| geneticsd | 3.9 (2.5) | 3.9 (2.2) | 6.3 (2.3) | 6 (2.2) | 6.3 (2.2) | 6 (2.1) |
| mammographye | 7.3 (1.9) | 7.0 (1.8) | 8 (1.8) | 7.8 (1.7) | 7.9 (1.8) | 7.9 (1.7) |
| GHQ-30: | ||||||
| Total score: median (IQR) | 2 (9) | 2 (7.3) | 1 (8) | 2 (8.5) | 0 (4) | 0 (5) |
| ‘Case-level’ distress: n (%)f | 66 (36) | 58 (31) | 32 (21) | 27 (22) | 29 (21) | 28 (23) |
| Cancer worry: mean (s.d.) | 11.5 (3.2) | 11.3 (3.0) | 10.3 (2.4) | 10.2 (2.7) | 9.9 (2.5) | 9.7 (2.7) |
a
Sample size varies due to missing data.
b
The majority of women who were assigned a low breast cancer risk in the standard service arm were informed by letter only.
c
Possible range of scores: 4–16.
d
Possible range of scores: 0–10.
e
Possible range of scores: 0–12.
f
Scores of ⩾6.
*
P<0.05.