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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2021 Apr 29;104(12):2989–2998. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.04.026

Table 3:

Summary of results (N = 335)

Outcome/effect DF+EAF group DF group β 95% CI p value
(n=164) (n=171)
M (SD) M (SD)
Time 2
Test-related distress 0.39 (0.81) 0.58 (0.91) −0.20 −0.40, −0.01 0.043
Test-related positive experiences 1.76 (1.43) 1.73 (1.34) 0.01 −0.30, 0.33 0.934
Test-related uncertainty 0.92 (0.82) 1.13 (0.95) −0.22 −0.42, −0.02 0.035
Generalized anxiety 5.20 (3.70) 6.04 (4.38) −0.74 −1.38, −0.09 0.025
Depressive symptoms 4.40 (3.37) 4.63 (4.06) −0.11 −0.73, 0.51 0.730
Decision regret 1.48 (0.55) 1.47 (0.55) −0.002 −0.13, 0.12 0.978
Information seeking difficulty 2.31 (0.77) 2.26 (0.81) 0.05 −0.13, 0.23 0.583
Self-reported healthcare utilization 0.08 (0.04) 0.08 (0.04) −0.004 −0.012, 0.004 0.281
Time 3
Test-related distress 0.35 (0.83) 0.39 (0.71) −0.04 −0.22, 0.14 0.671
Test-related positive experiences 2.46 (1.60) 2.70 (1.56) −0.32 −0.69, 0.05 0.093
Test-related uncertainty 0.74 (0.84) 0.80 (0.84) −0.08 −0.27, 0.12 0.451
Generalized anxiety 5.54 (3.99) 6.20 (4.52) −0.55 −1.29, 0.18 0.141
Depressive symptoms 4.43 (3.48) 4.90 (4.14) −0.41 −1.05, 0.24 0.221
Decision regret 1.53 (0.57) 1.49 (0.52) 0.04 −0.08, 0.17 0.497
Self-reported healthcare utilization 0.16 (0.11) 0.18 (0.13) −0.02 −0.04, 0.01 0.244
Time 4
Test-related distress 0.36 (0.85) 0.36 (0.65) −0.01 −0.19, 0.17 0.916
Test-related positive experiences 2.36 (1.73) 2.67 (1.72) −0.38 −0.79, 0.03 0.070
Test-related uncertainty 0.75 (0.89) 0.78 (0.91) −0.06 −0.27, 0.16 0.595
Generalized anxiety 5.43 (3.83) 5.71 (4.52) −0.15 −0.83, 0.54 0.679
Depressive symptoms 4.26 (3.52) 4.44 (4.05) −0.07 −0.77, 0.64 0.854
Decision regret 1.56 (0.62) 1.49 (0.54) 0.09 −0.05, 0.24 0.193
Self-reported healthcare utilization 0.15 (0.09) 0.15 (0.10) 0.001 −0.02, 0.02 0.945

DF = Group that received Diagnostic Findings only. DF+EAF = Group that received Diagnostic Findings + Additional Findings Education along with option to request additional genomic findings.