Table 2 Subjective Knowledge about Genetics
From: Metastatic breast cancer patient perceptions of somatic tumor genomic testing
1. You are confident in your ability to understand information about genetics. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.19 |
Disagree | 4 (10.3) | 3 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Neutral | 0 (0.0) | 5 (12.8) | 4 (10.3) | Â |
Agree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 22 (56.4) | Â |
2. It would be easy for you to get information about genetics if you wanted to. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.80 |
Disagree | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.7) | Â |
Neutral | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (2.7) | Â |
Agree | 1 (2.7) | 1 (2.7) | 28 (75.7) | Â |
3. You would be able to understand information about how genes can affect your health. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.11 |
Disagree | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Neutral | 0 (0.0) | 4 (10.3) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Agree | 1 (2.6) | 4 (10.3) | 28 (71.8) | Â |
4. You have a good idea about how genetics may influence risk for disease generally. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.11 |
Disagree | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.0) | Â |
Neutral | 2 (6.1) | 4 (12.1) | 3 (9.1) | Â |
Agree | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (60.6) | Â |
5. You have a good idea about how your own genetic makeup might affect your risk for disease. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.95 |
Disagree | 3 (7.9) | 2 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | Â |
Neutral | 1 (2.6) | 5 (13.2) | 5 (13.2) | Â |
Agree | 0 (0.0) | 5 (13.2) | 17 (44.7) | Â |
6. You would be able to explain to others how genes affect health. | ||||
|  | Post-testN(%) | McNemar’s testp-value* | ||
Pre-testN(%) | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | 0.04 |
Disagree | 5 (12.8) | 6 (15.4) | 1 (2.6) | Â |
Neutral | 2 (5.1) | 6 (15.4) | 6 (15.4) | Â |
Agree | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (28.2) | Â |