Table 1.
Scenario interpretation response frequencies (N = 139).
| My test results indicate the following | Scenario version n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutation positive | Mutation negative | GE positive | GE negative | Nongenetic risk positive | Nongenetic risk negative | |
| My melanoma risk is unknown | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (13.6) |
| I am certain to never get melanoma | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| My risk is decreased | 0 (0.0) | 8 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (30.4) | 1 (4.3) | 9 (40.9) |
| My risk is not really different from the population | 1 (4.2) | 6 (25.0) | 1 (4.3) | 7 (30.4) | 1 (4.3) | 7 (31.8) |
| My risk is not really different from other people with a melanoma family history | 4 (16.7) | 9 (37.5) | 6 (26.1) | 4 (17.4) | 5 (21.7) | 1 (4.5) |
| My risk is increased | 16 (66.6) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (69.6) | 4 (17.4) | 16 (69.6) | 2 (9.1) |
| I am certain to get melanoma in the future | 3 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Participants (% total) | 24 (17.3) | 24 (17.3) | 23 (16.5) | 23 (16.5) | 23 (16.5) | 22 (15.8) |
GE: gene environment.