Table 5.
Means and 95% CIs for outcome measures at baseline and each assessment*
| Outcome measures | Baseline | 1 week after pretest counseling | 1 week after post-test counseling, tested women only |
6 months after last counseling session | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Mean (95% CI) | No. | Mean (95% CI) | No. | Mean (95% CI) | No. | Mean (95% CI) | ||
| Telephone genetic counseling | |||||||||
| Anxiety | 493 | 2.8 (2.5 to 3.0) | 449 | 2.3 (2.0 to 2.6) | 101 | 2.2 (1.6 to 2.9) | 383 | 2.7 (2.3 to 3.0) | |
| Distress | 490 | 15.4 (14.1 to 16.7) | 447 | 12.9 (11.6 to 14.2) | 100 | 11 (8.7 to 13.3) | 369 | 13.1 (11.8 to14.5) | |
| Decisional conflict | - | - | - | - | - | - | 383 | 35.9 (35.0 to 36.8) | |
| Decisional regret | - | - | - | - | - | - | 377 | 20.53 (18.7 to 22.3) | |
| Knowledge | 465 | 6.9 (6.8 to 7.1) | 423 | 8 (7.9 to 8.2) | 98 | 8.3 (8.0 to 8.5) | - | - | |
| Quality of life-physical | 491 | 49.6 (48.8 to 50.3) | - | - | 101 | 50.5 (48.8 to 52.3) | 382 | 50.1 (49.2 to 51.1) | |
| Quality of life-mental | 491 | 51.3 (50.5 to 52.2) | - | - | 101 | 52.6 (50.9 to 54.4) | 382 | 50.4 (49.4 to 51.3) | |
| Patient centeredness | |||||||||
| Informativeness | - | - | 447 | 21.7 (21.4 to 21.9) | - | - | - | - | |
| Interpersonal sensitivity | - | - | 449 | 13.3 (13.2 to 13.5) | - | - | - | - | |
| Partnership building | - | - | 437 | 19.9 (19.6 to 20.2) | - | - | - | - | |
| In-person genetic counseling | |||||||||
| Anxiety | 495 | 2.6 (2.4 to 2.9) | 416 | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.4) | 138 | 2 (1.6 to 2.4) | 368 | 2.5 (2.2 to 2.8) | |
| Distress | 491 | 15.5 (14.2 to 16.7) | 411 | 12.5 (11.2 to 13.7) | 134 | 14 (11.6 to 16.4) | 353 | 13.4 (12.1 to 14.7) | |
| Decisional conflict | - | - | - | - | - | - | 366 | 35.4 (34.5 to 36.3) | |
| Decisional regret | - | - | - | - | - | - | 359 | 18.5 (16.7 to 20.3) | |
| Knowledge | 476 | 7 (6.9 to 7.2) | 398 | 8.4 (8.2 to 8.5) | 130 | 8.3 (8.1 to 8.6) | - | - | |
| Quality of life-physical | 493 | 49.6 (48.8 to 50.5) | - | - | 138 | 49.1 (47.5 to 50.6) | 361 | 50.7 (49.7 to 51.7) | |
| Quality of life-mental | 493 | 50.9 (50.1 to 51.7) | - | - | 138 | 52.4 (51.0 to 53.7) | 361 | 50.7 (49.8 to 51.7) | |
| Patient centeredness | |||||||||
| Informativeness | - | - | 416 | 22.0 (21.2 to 22.2) | - | - | - | - | |
| Interpersonal sensitivity | - | - | 416 | 13.5 (13.4 to 13.7) | - | - | - | - | |
| Partnership building | - | - | 414 | 20.2 (20.0 to 20.5) | - | - | - | - | |
* Analyses were conducted on differences from baseline for individuals with known scores at both baseline and assessment. Empty cells are time points when these measures were not collected. CI = confidence interval.