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. 2015 Jun 23;7(1):21–31. doi: 10.1007/s12687-015-0243-3

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and correlations between participant characteristics, reported baseline discussions, post-counseling discussion intentions and preparedness, and reported discussions of photoprotection, screening, and risk behaviors with children and grandchildren 1 and 6 months after genetic test reporting and counseling

SD Mean Melanoma History p16 status Discussions at Baseline Post-counseling Intentions Discussions at 1 month Discussions at 6 months
Photo Screen Risk Photo Screen Risk Prep Photo Screen Risk Photo Screen Risk
Melanoma history (n) n = 8 personal history 1
p16 status (n) n = 11 p16+, n = 13 p16- 0.77*** 1
Baseline discussion frequency, mean (SD) Photo 3.80 (1.18) 0.13 0.02 1
Screen 2.80 (1.22) 0.35 0.30 0.61** 1
Risk 2.54 (1.61) 0.37 0.33 0.57** 0.93*** 1
Post-counseling intentions to discuss melanoma preventive behaviorsa, mean (SD) Photo 3.71 (.69) 0.04 0.40 0.08 0.08 0.13 1
Screen 3.83 (.64) 0.05 0.38 0.18 0.01 0.12 0.87*** 1
Risk 3.79 (.72) 0.33 0.51* 0.31 0.25 0.40 0.75*** 0.68*** 1
Prepared 4.36 (.65) 0.00 −0.02 0.16 −0.01 −0.01 −0.04 0.05 0.18 1
One-month discussion frequency, mean (SD) Photo 2.92 (1.25) 0.27 0.41 0.52** 0.48* 0.58** 0.32 0.37 0.46* −0.01 1
Screen 2.33 (1.31) 0.37 0.54** 0.39 0.65** 0.66*** 0.35 0.33 0.45* −0.10 0.76*** 1
Risk 1.67 (.87) 0.26 0.37 0.43* 0.57** 0.62** 0.23 0.22 0.44* 0.13 0.76*** 0.82*** 1
Six-month discussion frequency, mean (SD) Photo 1.92 (.93) 0.46* 0.27 0.42* 0.41* 0.46* −0.11 −0.02 0.23 0.13 −0.04 −0.01 −0.03 1
Screen 1.58 (.72) 0.55** 0.43* 0.36 0.64** 0.64** −0.08 −0.06 0.08 −0.02 0.30 0.53** 0.28 0.34 1
Risk 3.71 (.69) 0.49* 0.36 0.40 0.63** 0.62** 0.12 −0.03 0.44* 0.16 0.26 0.45* 0.57** 0.40 0.47 1

Photo photoprotection, Screen screening, Prep prepared

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; significant correlations are bolded

aParticipants were asked about their intentions to discuss preventive behaviors “in the future”