Table 4.
Associations between “general attitude towards uncertainty in the future” and other MAIN-survey questions
| MAIN-A | Ktau-b | Sig. | Cramer V | Chi2-p | MAIN-C | Ktau-b | Sig. | Cramer V | Chi2-p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1A Attitude towards uncertainty | 1 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.000 | Q1C Attitude towards uncertainty | 1 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Q2A Own QoL | 0.21 | 0.114 | 0.28 | 0.266 | Q2C Own QoL | 0.05 | 0.867 | 0.28 | 0.436 |
| Q3A The QoL of the close ones | 0.21 | 0.134 | 0.27 | 0.312 | Q3C The QoL of the close ones | − 0.52 | 0.041 | 0.57 | 0.066 |
| Q4A Importance of test results on inheritable risk factors | 0.29 | 0.017 | 0.44 | 0.008 | Q4C Importance of test results on inheritable risk factors | 0.07 | 0.763 | 0.13 | 0.782 |
| Q5A Concern towards the knowledge of genetic risk factors | 0.23 | 0.060 | 0.25 | 0.286 | Q5C Concern towards the knowledge of genetic risk factors | 0.25 | 0.175 | 0.20 | 0.692 |
| Q6A Influence of genetic risk factors on work life and financial decisions | 0.10 | 0.452 | 0.26 | 0.303 | Q6C Influence of genetic risk factors on work life and financial decisions | 0.52 | 0.007 | 0.44 | 0.039 |
| Q7A Treatable secondary findings | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Q8A Non-treatable secondary findings | 0.21 | 0.075 | 0.24 | 0.279 | |||||
| Q9A Attitude towards genetic information as a part of healthcare | 0.16 | 0.183 | 0.20 | 0.513 | Q7C Attitude towards genetic information as a part of healthcare | − 0.35 | 0.053 | 0.31 | 0.233 |
| Q10A Genetic privacy and medical use of results | NA | NA | NA | NA | Q8C Genetic privacy and medical use of results | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Q11A Genetic privacy and other than medical use of results | − 0.00 | 1.000 | 0.10 | 0.896 | Q9C Genetic privacy and other than medical use of results | 0.07 | 0.768 | 0.22 | 0.543 |
| Q12A Monetary investments | 0.15 | 0.296 | 0.29 | 0.292 | Q10C Monetary investments | 0.17 | 0.551 | 0.45 | 0.195 |
| Q13A Availability of test results | − 0.07 | 0.570 | 0.15 | 0.669 | Q11C Availability of test results | 0.07 | 0.734 | 0.14 | 0.749 |
| Q14A Informing relatives about test results | − 0.02 | 0.900 | 0.21 | 0.395 | Q12C Informing relatives about test results | − 0.01 | 0.977 | 0.24 | 0.508 |
| Q15A Possibility of heritable disease | 0.07 | 0.536 | 0.18 | 0.528 | Q13C Possibility of heritable disease | 0.11 | 0.537 | 0.12 | 0.792 |
Comparable questions from MAIN-A (adult patient survey) and MAIN-C (parent survey) next to each other
NA not available (no variation)