Table 2 Investigative questionnaire and participants answers. Chi Square analyses as appropriate
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION | All subj (%) | Affected subj (%) | Healthy subj (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Having received information about genetic counseling from: | ||||
health care professionals | 137 (61.4) | 100 (74.6) | 37 (39.8) | < 0.001 |
other sources | 87 (38.3) | 31 (23.1) | 56 (60.2) | |
missing data | 3 (1.3) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0) | |
2.The initiative of deciding to apply for the test as to be taken: | ||||
in agreement with the oncologist/health care physicians/familial member | 110 (48.5) | 78 (58.2) | 32 (34.4) | < 0.001 |
on their own | 107 (47.1) | 50 (37.3) | 57 (61.3) | |
missing data | 10 (4.4) | 6 (4.5) | 4 (4.3) | |
3.How do you think of your family relationship? | ||||
very good | 118 (52.0) | 69 (51.5) | 49 (52.7) | 0.29 |
good | 91 (40.1) | 53 (39.5) | 38 (40.9) | |
problematic/bad | 13 (5.7) | 8 (6.0) | 3 (3.2) | |
missing data | 5 (2.2) | 4 (3.0) | 3 (3.2) | |
4.Do you think your lifestyle could have affected your health?a | ||||
yes | 28 (20.9) | |||
no | 105 (78.3) | |||
missing data | 1 (0.8) | |||
5.Do you think your disease is hereditary?a | ||||
yes | 35 (26.1) | |||
no | 6 (4.5) | |||
i don’t know | 90 (67.2) | |||
missing data | 3 (2.2) | |||
6.How much do you perceive as hereditary your disease ranging from 0 to 10?a | ||||
Mean (± s.d.) | 6.9 ± 0.2 | |||
7.Are you at risk of an hereditary diseae?b | ||||
yes | 58 (60.4) | |||
no | 26 (27.1) | |||
i don't know | 0 | |||
missing data | 12 (12.5) | |||
8.How much do you perceive your risk of an hereditary condition ranging from 0 to 10?b | ||||
Mean (± s.d.) | 7.2 ± 0.3 | |||