Table 3 Pre- and Post-intervention Responses to Items Measuring Normative Beliefs, Barriers, and Self-efficacy (n = 30)
Normative Beliefs, n (%) | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | p-value | |
Yes | No/Not sure | |||
Do you think your family would be interested in learning more about genetic counseling because of cancer in your family? | Yes No/Not sure | 23 (77) 5 (17) | 0 2 (7)* | 0.02 |
Do you believe your family would get genetic counseling if their doctor recommended it to them? | Yes No/Not sure | 27 (90) 1 (3) | 0 2 (7) | 0.32 |
Barriers, n (%) | ||||
Difficulties to make an appointment with a genetic counselor. | Yes No/Not sure | 4 (13) 2 (7) | 5 (17) 19 (63) | 0.26 |
Difficulties to attend an appointment with a genetic counselor. | Yes No/Not sure | 5 (17) 1 (3) | 6 (20) 18 (60) | 0.06 |
Difficulties to speak with a doctor about genetic counseling. | Yes No/Not sure | 2 (7) 1 (3) | 1 (3) 26 (87) | 1.0 |
Post-intervention | p-value | |||
Self-efficacy (How much you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding genetic counseling?), n (%) | Pre-intervention | Strongly agree/agree | Neutral or disagree/strongly disagree | |
I am confident that I can pay for genetic counseling services. | Strongly agree/agree Neutral or disagree/strongly disagree | 4 (13) 8 (27) | 1 (3) 17 (57) | 0.02 |
I am confident that I can act on information learned as a result from genetic counseling. | Strongly agree/agree Neutral or disagree/strongly disagree | 30 (100) 0 | 0 0 | – |
I know who to call to make an appointment for genetic counseling. | Strongly agree/agree Neutral or disagree/strongly disagree | 9 (30) 11 (37) | 0 10 (33) | 0.001 |
I feel comfortable talking with my doctor about genetic counseling. | Strongly agree/agree Neutral or disagree/strongly disagree | 29 (97) 1 (3) | 0 0 | – |