Table 5.
Desire for and anxiety related to information about the possibility of a false test result and test side‐effects
| False results (%) | Side‐ effects (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Possibility of this explained | n = 573 | n = 549 |
| Always | 18.3 | 28.6 |
| Often | 13.1 | 14.6 |
| Sometimes | 28.8 | 25.5 |
| Never | 40.0 | 31.3 |
| Want this information | n = 582 | n = 591 |
| Definitely yes | 65.1 | 77.5 |
| Probably yes | 25.9 | 17.8 |
| Probably no | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Definitely no | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Information cause anxiety | n = 580 | n = 572 |
| Definitely yes | 16.4 | 10.1 |
| Probably yes | 30.2 | 33.0 |
| Probably no | 24.7 | 32.9 |
| Definitely no | 18.8 | 24.0 |
| Want information despite anxiety* | n = 365 | n = 280 |
| Yes | 77.6 | 88.1 |
| No | 16.2 | 9.6 |
| Don't know | 6.2 | 2.2 |
*Among those women who reported this information would definitely or probably make them anxious.