Table 6

Comparison of attendees and non-attendees on psychosocial variables

Variable		Attendees (n=75)				Non-attendees (n=62)
Variable		No	% of group			No	% of group
Perceived importance of clinic visit^6-150
Not at all important	1	1		6	10
Of little importance	4	5		5	8
Neutral	8	11		10	16
Somewhat important	16	21		2	3
Very important	46	62		27	43
Perceived severity of genetic condition
Not at all serious	8	11		11	18
Of little severity	14	19		13	21
Neutral	18	24		5	8
Somewhat serious	12	16		14	23
Very serious	22	30		18	30
Perceived risk of genetic condition
Very low	16	21		19	32
Somewhat low	13	17		11	18
Medium	26	35		12	20
Somewhat high	11	15		7	12
Very high	9	12		11	18
Perceived benefits of clinic visit^6-150
No benefits	1	1		7	12
Few benefits	4	5		4	7
Neutral	10	13		10	17
Some benefits	14	19		13	22
Many benefits	46	62		25	42
Perceived importance of disadvantages of clinic visit^6-150
Not at all important	56	74		30	52
Of little importance	6	8		5	8
Neutral	8	11		8	14
Somewhat important	2	3		3	5
Very important	3	4		12	21