Table 3 % Recommending a friend take treatment for bone disease by nature of information given regarding effects on chances for breast cancer or heart disease
From: Treatment decision-making and the form of risk communication: results of a factorial survey
Information given about ______ beyond baseline scenario | Heart disease | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast cancer | None | Risk is reduced by more than half | Risk is reduced from 1 in 200 to 1 in 500 | ||
None | % who recommend | Take | 66.8% | 73.3% | 71.6% |
Don't take | 22.0% | 15.2% | 17.0% | ||
Don't know | 11.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | ||
(n) | (937) | (210) | (262) | ||
Risk doubles | % who recommend | Take | 21.2% | 22.3% | 31.3% |
Don't take | 59.8% | 60.8% | 49.6% | ||
Don't know | 19.0% | 16.9% | 19.1% | ||
(n) | (245) | (209) | (257) | ||
Risk increases from 1 in 10,000 to 2 in 10,000 | % who recommend | Take | 49.0% | 62.8% | 42.9% |
Don't take | 40.0% | 26.1% | 42.9% | ||
Don't know | 11.0% | 11.1% | 14.2% | ||
(n) | (217) | (214) | (252) | ||