Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Health professionals (n=73)	No (range)
Mean age in years at interview (range)	39.81 (23-64)
Average years practising (range)*	8.55 (0.50–23)
Average hours each week in direct contact with patients at-high risk of breast/ovarian cancer (range)	7.53 (0.05–27.50)
Cultural background†	N (%)
Caucasian	63 (86.30)
Other	9 (12.33)
Marital status†
Single	19 (26.03)
Married	45 (61.64)
De facto/partnered/engaged	7 (9.59)
Other	1 (1.37)
Employment†
Genetic counsellor	59 (80.82)
Other (eg, geneticists, nurses, oncologists, mental health specialists)	13 (17.81)

*Missing demographic data (n=3).

†Missing demographic data (n=1).