Table 2.
Participant characteristics (participants who completed both pre and post disclosure assessments) (n=86).
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
| Age, median (range) |
|
49 (24-73) |
| Race | ||
|
|
White | 77 (90) |
|
|
Black / African American | 6 (7) |
|
|
Asian | 3 (3) |
| Education | ||
|
|
High school only | 13 (15) |
|
|
Some college / vocational | 30 (35) |
|
|
College degree | 21 (24) |
|
|
Graduate degree | 22 (26) |
| Marital status: married/domestic partnership |
|
54 (62) |
| History of cancer |
|
51 (59) |
| Treatment decisiona |
|
19 (22) |
| Known mutation in family |
|
6 (7) |
| Genetic test (BRCA 1/2) result | ||
|
|
Indeterminate (uninformative negative) | 71 (83) |
|
|
Positive | 9 (10) |
|
|
True negative | 4 (5) |
|
|
Variant of unknown significance | 2 (2) |
aDefined as individuals who had not received definitive surgical treatment for their breast cancer at the time of initial counseling.