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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2018 Oct 11;37(12):1134–1144. doi: 10.1037/hea0000683

Table 1.

Meta-Analysis Study Descriptions

First Author, year Gene, disease Measure(s) Outcome(s) Timepoint(s)
(Aspinwall et al., 2008) CDKN2A/p16, melanoma Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change Baseline, immediately after, 1 month
(Aspinwall et al., 2009) CDKN2A/p16, melanoma Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change, Behavioral Attitude Baseline, immediately after, 1 month
(Aspinwall et al., 2013) CDKN2A/p16, melanoma Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change Baseline, 24 months
(Aspinwall et al., 2014) CDKN2A/p16, melanoma Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change Baseline, 24 months
(Chao et al., 2008)2 ApoE-4, Alzheimer’s Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change 12 months
(Christensen, Roberts, et al., 2016)1 ApoE-4, Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease (CVD) Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change 12 months
(Grant et al., 2013) 21-allele risk score, type II diabetes Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change, Behavioral Attitude Baseline, 12 weeks
(Green et al., 2009)1 ApoE-4, Alzheimer’s BAI, CES-D, IES Anxiety, Depression, Disease-Specific Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 months
(Heshka et al., 2008) Factor V Leiden and prothrombin, thrombophilia Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change, Other Psychological 12 months
(Hietaranta-Luoma et al., 2014)1 ApoE-4, CVD HTAS, self-report questionnaire Behavior Change Baseline, 10 weeks, 6 months, 12 months
(Hietaranta-Luoma et al., 2015)1 ApoE-4, CVD STAI. RBD, self-report questionnaire Anxiety, Behavior Change, Other Psychological 10 weeks, 12 months
(Kasparian et al., 2009) CDKN2a, melanoma HADS-A, HADS-D, IES, Self-report questionnaire Anxiety, Behavior Change, Depression, Disease-Specific Baseline, 2 weeks, 12 months
(Kullo et al., 2016) 28-SNP risk score, coronary heart disease STAI, PEFS, TAPAQ Anxiety, Behavior Change Baseline, 3 months, 6 months
(Legnani et al., 2006)1 Factor V Leiden and G20210A, Thrombophilia CBA-H, Self-report questionnaire Other Psychological Baseline, 20 days
(Sanderson et al., 2008)1 GSTM1, lung cancer IPQ-R, Self-report questionnaire Anxiety, Behavior Change, Behavioral Attitude, Depression, Disease-Specific Baseline, 1 week, 2 months
(Sanderson et al., 2009) GSTM1, lung cancer Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change, Behavioral Attitude, Other Psychological Baseline, immediately after, 6 months
(Vernarelli et al., 2010)2 ApoE-4, Alzheimer’s Self-report questionnaire Behavior Change 6 weeks

Table 1. Descriptions of the final studies included in the meta-analysis. Descriptions include which gene(s) and/or mutation(s) and disease(s) were the results given in the study, the measures of different outcomes used, the outcomes measured and more specific descriptions, and the timepoints at which measures were taken. For descriptions of the outcomes, see Table S2. BAI= Beck Anxiety Inventory, CBA-H= Cognitive Behavioral Assessment Hospital Form, CES-D= Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, HADS-A= Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety, HADS-D= Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression, HTAS= Health and Taste Screener, IES= Impact of Event Scale, IPQ-R= Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire, MICRA= Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment, PEFS= Percentage Energy from Fat Screener, RBD= Risk Behavior Diagnosis, STAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, TAPAQ= Telephonic Assessment of Physical Activity Questionnaire.

1:

outcomes reported in this study were adjusted, usually for demographics and baseline values.

2:

outcomes reported in this study were adjusted, but non-adjusted values were reported and used.