Sampling Frame of Included Articles
Disease | Location | Setting | Sample No. and Sex | Age Range Years | Methods |
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IHD = hypercholesterolemia; FDR = first-degree relative; UKCCCR = United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research; FAP = familial adenomatous polyposis; MODY = maturity-onset diabetes of the young; n/a = not available; HD = heart disease. | |||||
Brorsson et al, 1995 22 | |||||
Hypercholesterolemia (HD) | Malmo, Sweden | Health Survey Study at Primary Health Care Centre: men with moderately elevated cholesterol levels | 63 men | 35–45 | Interview |
Chalmers & Thompson, 1996 23 | |||||
Cancer (breast) | Winnipeg, Canada | FDRs of women with breast cancer: multiple recruitment strategies | 55 women | 18 ≤50 37 ≤50 | Interview |
Emery et al, 1998 24 | |||||
Cancer (colorectal) | Wessex, UK | Referrals to family cancer genetics clinic | 11 women 6 men | 28–86 mean 52 | Interview |
Green et al, 1993 25 | |||||
Cancer (ovarian) | Cambridge, UK | Self-referrals to UKCCCR Familial Ovarian Cancer Register | 20 women | 33–72 (most in 40s) | Interview |
Harris et al, 1998 26 | |||||
Cancer (colorectal) | Newcastle, NSW, Australia | Random sample (at least 1 affected FDR) from surveillance file of colorectal surgeon | 12 women 12 men | 40–70 mean 50 | 4 focus groups |
Hunt et al, 2000 27 | |||||
HD | West Scotland, UK | Purposively sampled health study respondents (FASTCARD) | 31 women 30 men | 41–51 | Interview |
Hunt et al, 2001 28 | |||||
HD | West Scotland, UK | Purposively sampled health study respondents (FASTCARD) | 31 women 30 men | 41–51 | Interview |
McAllister et al, 1998 29 | |||||
Cancer (breast) | Dublin, Ireland, UK | Men with at least 1 affected FDR identified from oncology clinic | 22 men | 25–60 | Interview |
Michie et al, 1996 30 | |||||
Cancer (colorectal, FAP) | London, UK | From Polyposis Register of specialist hospital | 12 women 8 men | 15–46 mean 27 | Interview |
Ryan & Skinner 1999 31 | |||||
Cancer (breast) | Missouri, USA | FDRs of recent patients at oncology clinic | 29 women | 22–65 mean 40 | 4 focus groups |
Shepherd et al, 2000 32 | |||||
Diabetes (MODY) | Exeter, UK | MODY-affected family and health professionals from secondary care | n/a | n/a | Case study |