Social cognitive predictors of intention to test for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in those affected by haemophilia and other clotting disorders

Gemma Rowland, Georgina Robinson, Joseph Chilcot, Nicholas A. Troop*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

<jats:p> Individuals with bleeding disorders are at increased risk of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. This study explored social cognitive predictors of screening intentions. Ninety men and women with bleeding disorders, recruited through the Haemophilia Society, completed an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour questionnaire to predict intention to screen for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour variables accounted for 57 per cent of the variance in intention. Self-efficacy and anticipated affect predicted intention directly, while attitudes were mediated by anticipated affect. Simple interventions that already exist address relevant predictive components of intention to screen for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and could be used to aid decision-making. </jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)809-817
Number of pages0
JournalJournal of Health Psychology
Volume19
Issue number6
Early online date21 Mar 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

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