Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at baseline
Grampian | Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nurse counsellor | Geneticist | Nurse counsellor | Geneticist | |
No. of patients | 193 | 96 | 197 | 100 |
Age (years): mean (s.d.) | 40.7 (10.3) | 41.4 (9.4) | 39.8 (10.2) | 39.0 (9.3) |
Married/cohabiting: n (%) | 151 (80.3) | 74 (77.9) | 161 (81.7) | 84 (84.8) |
With children: n (%) | 157 (83.5) | 73 (76.0) | 157 (79.7) | 73 (73.0) |
Post-secondary education: n (%) | 76 (39.4) | 43 (44.8) | 73 (37.1) | 42 (42.0) |
Referral source: n (%) | ||||
General practitioner | 133 (68.9) | 63 (65.6) | 117 (59.4) | 56 (56.0) |
Breast surgeon | 35 (18.1) | 19 (19.8) | 73 (37.1) | 42 (42.0) |
Breast screening clinic | 17 (8.8) | 10 (10.4) | — | — |
Other | 8 (4.1) | 4 (4.2) | 7 (3.5) | 2 (2.0) |
n (%) perceiving themselves to be at elevated risk at baseline | 130/181a (72) | 65/91a (71) | 119/ 179b (83) | 76/90b (84) |
n (%) assessed at clinic at elevated risk | 173/192c (90) | 74/95c (78) | 145/197d (74) | 84/100d (84) |
