TY - JOUR
T1 - Attendance of men at the familial cancer clinic: what they value from the consultation
AU - Lobb, Elizabeth Anne
AU - Gaff, Clara L.
AU - Meiser, Bettina
AU - Butow, Phyllis N.
AU - Osseiran-Moisson, Rebecca
AU - Hallowell, Nina
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Purpose: This study examined what men from high-risk breast/ovarian cancer families valued from attending a familial cancer clinic. Methods: One hundred men from families with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation completed a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Seventy-two percent (72%) of men attended the familial cancer clinic at the request of a family member. Multivariate analyses showed that men with a preference for a collaborative decision-making style (B = -4.651, 95% CI = -9.014 to -0.289, P = 0.04), those with lower levels of education (B = -4.850, 95% CI = -9.16 to -0.537, P = 0.03), and those with higher levels of cancer-related anxiety (intrusion) (B = 0.920, 95% Cl = 0.441-1.399, P < 0.001) were more likely to value emotional support from the clinic. Men with a collaborative decision-making style (8 = -2.68, 95% Cl = -4.91 to -0.467, P = 0.02) were less likely, and those with higher total levels of cancer-related anxiety (intrusion and avoidance) (B = 0.393, 95% Cl = 0.008-0.779, P = 0.04) were more likely to value receiving information from the clinic. Conclusions: A preference for collaborative decision making and cancer-related anxiety predicted men valuing information and emotional support from the consultation. The finding that men's attendance is initiated by family members highlights the value men place on family responsibility. Genet Med 2009:11(6):434-440.
AB - Purpose: This study examined what men from high-risk breast/ovarian cancer families valued from attending a familial cancer clinic. Methods: One hundred men from families with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation completed a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Seventy-two percent (72%) of men attended the familial cancer clinic at the request of a family member. Multivariate analyses showed that men with a preference for a collaborative decision-making style (B = -4.651, 95% CI = -9.014 to -0.289, P = 0.04), those with lower levels of education (B = -4.850, 95% CI = -9.16 to -0.537, P = 0.03), and those with higher levels of cancer-related anxiety (intrusion) (B = 0.920, 95% Cl = 0.441-1.399, P < 0.001) were more likely to value emotional support from the clinic. Men with a collaborative decision-making style (8 = -2.68, 95% Cl = -4.91 to -0.467, P = 0.02) were less likely, and those with higher total levels of cancer-related anxiety (intrusion and avoidance) (B = 0.393, 95% Cl = 0.008-0.779, P = 0.04) were more likely to value receiving information from the clinic. Conclusions: A preference for collaborative decision making and cancer-related anxiety predicted men valuing information and emotional support from the consultation. The finding that men's attendance is initiated by family members highlights the value men place on family responsibility. Genet Med 2009:11(6):434-440.
U2 - 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181a18982
DO - 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181a18982
M3 - Article
SN - 1098-3600
VL - 11
SP - 434
EP - 440
JO - Genetics in Medicine
JF - Genetics in Medicine
IS - 6
ER -