Social cognitive predictors of intention to test for vCJD in those affected by haemophilia and other clotting disorders
Author
Rowland, Gemma
Robinson, Georgina
Chilcot, Joseph
Troop, Nicholas
Attention
2299/13749
Abstract
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