Table 2.
Predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics of breast cancer survivors
| Characteristics | BRCA testing (YES) (n = 252) No. % | BRCA testing (NO) (n = 693) No.% | P‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predisposing factors | |||||
| State | |||||
| FL | 149 | 59.1 | 374 | 53.97 | 0.158 |
| PA | 103 | 40.9 | 319 | 46.03 | |
| Stage | |||||
| 1 | 120 | 47.6 | 334 | 48.2 | 0.875 |
| 2 | 132 | 52.4 | 359 | 51.8 | |
| Age at diagnosis, mean, SD | 47.2 ± 8.1 | 53.2 ± 7.4 | <0.001 | ||
| Education | |||||
| ≤High school | 63 | 25.2 | 258 | 38.0 | <0.001 |
| Any college | 133 | 53.2 | 343 | 50.5 | |
| Graduate school | 54 | 21.6 | 78 | 11.5 | |
| ER/PR status | |||||
| Negative | 88 | 34.9 | 193 | 27.9 | 0.105 |
| Positive | 149 | 59.1 | 458 | 66.1 | |
| Unknown | 15 | 6.0 | 42 | 6.1 | |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| 0 | 152 | 60.3 | 344 | 49.6 | 0.013 |
| 1 | 57 | 22.6 | 210 | 30.3 | |
| 2+ | 43 | 17.1 | 139 | 20.1 | |
| BRCA attitudes scale | 28.4 ± 4.1 | 25.5 ± 4.0 | <0.001 | ||
| BRCA benefits (family members) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 204 | 80.95 | 377 | 54.40 | <0.001 |
| BRCA benefits (help me manage cancer risk) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 191 | 75.79 | 339 | 48.92 | <0.001 |
| BRCA benefits (help my doctor manage cancer risk) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 203 | 80.56 | 348 | 50.22 | <0.001 |
| BRCA benefits (reassure me about cancer risk) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 172 | 68.25 | 346 | 49.93 | <0.001 |
| BRCA cost (too expensive for me) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 73 | 28.97 | 218 | 31.46 | 0.464 |
| BRCA concerns (family problems) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 22 | 8.73 | 53 | 7.65 | 0.586 |
| BRCA concerns (problems with my job) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 19 | 7.54 | 49 | 7.07 | 0.805 |
| BRCA concerns (problems with my health insurance or life insurance) | |||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 56 | 22.22 | 131 | 18.90 | 0.257 |
| Healthcare system distrust scale | 26.0 ± 6.0 | 25.6 ± 5.9 | 0.398 | ||
| Trust in provider scale | 28.9 ± 4.3 | 28.1 ± 4.5 | 0.014 | ||
| Family support scale | 16.1 ± 3.6 | 16.0 ± 3.5 | 0.598 | ||
| Enabling factors | |||||
| Employment | |||||
| Not employed | 104 | 41.3 | 400 | 57.7 | <0.001 |
| Employed for wages | 148 | 58.7 | 293 | 42.3 | |
| Health insurance type | |||||
| Employer based | 120 | 47.6 | 248 | 35.8 | <0.001 |
| Medicaid | 15 | 6.8 | 100 | 14.4 | |
| Medicare | 29 | 11.5 | 122 | 17.6 | |
| Self‐pay | 53 | 21.0 | 106 | 15.3 | |
| Other/Missing | 33 | 13.1 | 117 | 16.9 | |
| Income | |||||
| <30K | 73 | 30.3 | 302 | 49.8 | <0.001 |
| 30–70K | 93 | 38.6 | 207 | 34.1 | |
| >70K | 75 | 31.1 | 98 | 16.1 | |
| Need factors | |||||
| Risk category | |||||
| High risk | 124 | 49.2 | 139 | 22.2 | <0.001 |
| Moderate risk | 88 | 34.9 | 247 | 39.5 | |
| Low risk | 40 | 15.9 | 239 | 38.2 | |
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<.05 and p<0.01).