Table 4 Comparing persistent refusers with reversible refusers.

From: Exploring the motivations of research participants who chose not to learn medically actionable secondary genetic findings about themselves

Answer choice

Persistent refusers (%)

Reversible refusers (%)

How do you think you answered the question of whether to receive SFs? (preintervention)

I accepted SFs

8 (19.0)

30 (73.2)

I refused SFs

34 (81.0)

11 (26.8)

 

Fisher’s exact, p < 0.001

Did you feel like you had enough information to make the decision? (preintervention)

Yes

31 (73.8)

32 (78.0)

No

11 (26.2)

9 (22.0)

 

Fisher’s exact, p = 0.798

Have you thought about changing your decision since? (preintervention)

Yes

6 (14.3)

13 (31.7)

No

36 (85.7)

28 (68.3)

 

Fisher’s exact, p = 0.071

  1. SF secondary findings.