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. 2013 Mar 5;108(5):1012–1020. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.599

Table 5. Predictors of anxiety, depression, intrusion, avoidance or perceived personal control at BRCA1/2 test result notification consultation (final model β).

  HADS-Anxiety HADS-Depression IES-Intrusion IES-Avoidance Perceived Personal Control
Score at T1
0.46***
0.50***
0.41***
0.43***
0.45***
Age
−0.00
−0.11
−0.05
−0.08
0.09
Education
0.06
0.07
−0.10
−0.05
−0.04
Having a partner
0.03
−0.02
0.03
0.01
−0.06
Having daughters
0.11
0.07
0.00
−0.10
−0.04
Under treatment (vs in remission)
0.17*
0.02
0.13
0.13
0.04
Relatives diagnosed of breast or ovarian cancer <50 years old
−0.00
0.03
−0.05
−0.08
0.05
Lapse of time between initial and second genetic consultation
0.09
−0.02
0.13
0.21**
0.03
BC risk perception at T2
0.04
0.07
−0.11
−0.11
−0.04
OC risk perception at T2
0.16*
0.12
0.16
0.16
−0.17*
Perceived probability of genetic predisposition
−0.01
−0.03
0.04
0.00
−0.08
Objective estimates vs perceived probability of genetic predisposition difference
−0.05
−0.12
0.01
0.14
0.13
Block 1 (control variables): F(df); R2; Adjusted R2
5.06 (148,12)***0.29; 0.23
5.22 (148,12)***0.30; 0.24
4.18 (148,12)***0.25; 0.19
5.26 (148,12)***0.30; 0.24
5.60 (148,12)***0.31; 0.26
Positive BRCA (vs NU) 0.31** 0.14 0.21* 0.02 0.05
UV (vs NU)
0.03
−0.00
0.14*
0.05
0.03
Block 2 (+ BRCA1/2 test result): F change(df); R2change; Adjusted R2
1.26 (146,2);0.01; 0.24
0.32 (146,2);0.003; 0.23
2.68 (146,2);0.03; 0.21
0.33 (146,2);0.003; 0.24
1.30 (146,2);0.01; 0.26
Objective vs perceived probability of genetic predisposition difference × positive BRCA −0.28** −0.09 −0.10 −0.04 0.12
Objective vs perceived probability of genetic predisposition difference × UV
0.20**
0.19*
0.18*
−0.05
0.02
Block 3 (+ interactions): F change(df); R2change; Adjusted R2 8.18 (144,2)*** 0.07; 0.30 3.64 (144,2)*0.03; 0.26 3.2 (144,2)*0.03; 0.23 0.21 (144,2);0.002; 0.23 0.68 (144,2);0.01; 0.26

Abbreviations: BC=breast cancer; HADS=Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; IES=Impact of Event Scale; OC=ovarian cancer; UV=unclassified variant. *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.