Table 1.

Demographics and psychosocial characteristics.

Variables			Instruments		Cronbach α		Test-retest reliability		Assessment
									Baseline		Follow-up
Demographics, personal, and family cancer history			Self-report [55]		—a		—		✓b
Tailoring variables
	Degree of relationship between proband-relatives (eg, first degree)	Self-report		N/Ac		N/A		✓
	Fear of cancer recurrence (for patients)	Concerns About Recurrence Scale [56], 4 items, 7-point Likert scale		.93		0.91		✓
	Self-efficacy dealing with cancer (for patients)	Self-efficacy–HBOCd-related cancer [57], 14 items, 7-point Likert scale		.80		0.71		✓
	Self-efficacy using genetic services	1 item, 7-point Likert scale		N/A		N/A		✓
	Family support	Family Support in Illness [58], 10 items, 7-point Likert scale		.86		0.83		✓
	Family hardiness	Family Hardness Index [59], 20 items, 7-point Likert scale		.90		0.82		✓
	Satisfaction with genetic counseling (for tested individuals)	Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment [60], 19 items, 7-point Likert scale		.81		—		✓
	Barriers and facilitators for genetic services	Barriers and facilitators for genetic services [61], 11 items, multiple choice		N/A		N/A		✓

^aNot available.

^bThe variable will be assessed at the specific time frame.

^cN/A: not applicable.

^dHBOC: hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.