Table 1 Description of 53 studies reporting clinical, demographic or psychosocial factors related to risk perception in cancer in patients at high risk for cancer
From: Factors Influencing Cancer Risk Perception in High Risk Populations: A Systematic Review
Study Characteristics | No. (%) of Studies |
|---|---|
Study Design | Â |
   Experimental (e.g. RCT) | 4 (8) |
   Observational | 49 (92) |
Cross-sectional | 20 (38) |
Cohort (retrospective or prospective) | 15 (28) |
Case-control | 4 (8) |
Other | 10 (19) |
Study Population Type a | Â |
   Non-Genetic | 36 (68) |
   Genetic | 17 (32) |
Study Population Characteristics | Â |
Gender Representation | Â |
   Male only | 2 (4) |
   Female only | 37 (70) |
   Mixed | 14 (26) |
Hispanic ethnicity reported | 6 (11) |
Race reportedb | 36 (67) |
   White/Caucasian | 29 (55) |
   Black/African American | 11 (21) |
   Asian | 6 (11) |
   American Indian | 4 (8) |
   Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | 3 (6) |
   Other | 17 (31) |
Type(s) of Cancer Studied | Â |
   Breast | 34 (64) |
   Ovarian | 16 (30) |
   Colon | 12 (23) |
   Prostate | 2 (4) |
Utilized a Theoretical Model of Health Behavior | 7 (13) |
Methods of Measuring Risk Perceptions c | Â |
   Single Item | 37 (70) |
   Multiple Item | 15 (28) |
   Categorical Measures | 35 (66) |
Absolute | 18 (34) |
Comparative | 23 (43) |
   Continuous | 25 (47) |
Absolute | 24 (45) |
Comparative | 3 (6) |
Factors | Â |
   Clinical | 39 (74) |
   Demographic | 16 (30) |
   Psychosocial | 32 (60) |