Table 2.
Bivariate associations between psychosocial factors and information seeking outcomes
| Completed baseline survey |
Information seeking outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logged on | Got tested | ||||
| N=1959 | No (n=1347) |
Yes (n=612) |
No (n=261) |
Yes (n=266) |
|
| Beliefs about genetics | |||||
| Mean perceived effects of genes and behavior on health conditions (0-entirely behavior – 1 entirely genetics) |
.42 (sd=.11) |
.42 (sd=.11) |
.42 (sd=.11) |
.41 (sd=.11) |
.42 (sd=.10) |
| Importance of learning about genes (scale 1-7) |
5.55 (sd=1.47) |
5.48 (sd=1.51) |
5.68** (sd=1.36) |
5.59 (sd=1.43) |
5.83* (sd=1.31) |
| Personal risk and related concern | |||||
| Mean conditions with family history (possible range: 0-6) |
3.12 (sd=1.5) |
3.07 (sd=1.51) |
3.22 (sd=1.49) |
3.10 (sd=1.55) |
3.36* (sd=1.48) |
| BMI > 30 | 35% | 36% | 33% | 36% | 30% |
| Current smoker | 28% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 30% |
| Perceive health to be excellent | 23% | 22% | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| Mean perceived risk for health conditions (scale 1-7) |
3.26 (sd=1.09) |
3.27 (sd=1.18) |
3.23 (sd=1.17) |
3.21 (sd=1.23) |
3.32 (sd=1.10) |
| Mean number of health habits to change (range 0-4) |
1.35 (sd=.88) |
1.34 (sd=.85) |
1.41 (sd=.85) |
1.28 (sd=.88) |
1.52** (sd=.89) |
| Mean perceived severity of health conditions (scale 1-7) |
6.11 (sd=.79) |
6.15 (sd=.79) |
6.02*** (sd=.80) |
6.13 (sd=.80) |
5.90** (sd=.78) |
| Mean worry about health conditions (scale 1-7) |
3.98 (sd=1.53) |
4.03 (sd=1.56) |
3.86* (sd=1.49) |
3.94 (sd=1.58) |
3.86 (sd=1.38) |
| Perceived competency in dealing with health system & genetics | |||||
| Confident to navigate health care system (scale 1-7) |
6.43 (sd=.73) |
6.40 (sd=.76) |
6.50** (sd=.65) |
6.48 (sd=.70) |
6.51 (sd=.62) |
| Confident can understand genetics (scale 1-7) |
5.69 (sd=1.06) |
5.67 (sd=1.06) |
5.75 (sd=1.05) |
5.66 (sd=1.13) |
5.84* (sd=.95) |
| General health information seeking and perceived norms | |||||
| Frequency of health information seeking (scale 1-4) |
2.30 (sd=.84) |
2.30 (sd=.84) |
2.30 (sd=.85) |
2.36 (sd=.87) |
2.28 (sd=.84) |
| Perceived norm: important to pursue ways to stay healthy (scale 1-7) |
4.61 (sd=1.86) |
4.69 (sd=1.85) |
4.44** (sd=1.88) |
4.51 (sd=1.90) |
4.30 (sd=1.90) |
| Perceived norm: important to stay healthy for others (scale 1-7) |
6.00 (sd=1.21) |
6.04 (sd=1.10) |
5.92* (sd=1.16) |
5.94 (sd=1.15) |
5.94 (sd=1.09) |
| Access to internet | 68% | 67% | 71%*** | 71% | 70% |
| Ever invited to participate in clinical research | 14% | 13% | 16%* | 13% | 20%* |
*
p<.05
**
p<.01
***
p<.001