Table 2.
Attitudes and self-efficacy beliefs
| Completely disagree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Completely agree (%) | |
| Disadvantages | |||||
| If I would undergo a genetic test… | |||||
| …the results will become known at my work/to my employer. | 39.9 | 29.3 | 26.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| …the results will become known to my health insurance. | 23.7 | 20.6 | 33.2 | 18.9 | 3.6 |
| …and it will show that I am addicted to smoking will it be more difficult to get a mortgage or life-insurance. | 19.4 | 22.1 | 32.7 | 19.9 | 5.8 |
| …the results may be passed on to all kinds of agencies. | 21.8 | 26.6 | 34.6 | 12.9 | 4.1 |
| …I will learn about other diseases I have a predisposition for. | 11.8 | 15.5 | 43.3 | 26.1 | 3.4 |
| …I will be worried for the results. | 9.0 | 24.7 | 40.4 | 23.2 | 2.7 |
| …I will be afraid of the results. | 10.9 | 27.4 | 42.2 | 16.5 | 2.9 |
| …I will regret it due to possible consequences. | 10.4 | 27.9 | 44.5 | 14.8 | 2.4 |
| …I will worry about the possible results of the genetic test. | 9.7 | 22.7 | 40.0 | 23.9 | 3.7 |
| …I will not be able to tell the results to others. | 15.0 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| Advantages | |||||
| If I would undergo a genetic test… | |||||
| …this will indicate the correct smoking cessation therapy for me. | 4.6 | 13.5 | 55.5 | 21.5 | 4.9 |
| …this will increase the chances that I succeed to stop smoking. | 6.1 | 13.8 | 54.9 | 20.6 | 4.6 |
| …this will help to determine the correct dose of smoking cessation medication. | 5.1 | 10.6 | 51.4 | 27.8 | 5.1 |
| …I will have less side-effects from smoking cessation treatments. | 6.0 | 16.5 | 61.0 | 13.5 | 3.1 |
| …this can prevent that I take/undergo an incorrect smoking cessation treatment. | 5.5 | 11.1 | 56.4 | 22.0 | 5.1 |
| …I will feel better since I know I have done everything I can to understand my smoking addiction. | 12.6 | 21.6 | 50.3 | 14.1 | 1.4 |
| …I will feel relieved by the results. | 7.8 | 15.8 | 43.1 | 29.5 | 3.7 |
| …I will be proud of myself. | 9.0 | 21.3 | 52.5 | 14.8 | 2.4 |
| …I will be happy that I know my genetic risk. | 9.5 | 19.9 | 45.5 | 21.3 | 3.7 |
| …I will feel reassured. | 12.6 | 21.6 | 50.3 | 14.1 | 1.4 |
| Self-efficacy | |||||
| Do you believe you will be able to… | |||||
| …undergo a genetic test? | 7.5 | 18.2 | 38.0 | 20.3 | 16.0 |
| …ask you GP for a genetic test when you have a need for it? | 7.2 | 20.4 | 39.7 | 20.1 | 12.6 |
| …understand the results of the genetic test? | 3.2 | 8.0 | 48.9 | 27.3 | 12.6 |
| …undergo the correct treatment based on the results of the genetic test? | 4.6 | 10.6 | 49.2 | 17.5 | 18.1 |