Abstract

LEITE, Ângela; PIMENTA DINIS, Maria Alzira; SEQUEIROS, Jorge  and  PAUL, Constança. Risk perception in subjects at-risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.3, pp.175-183. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy16-3.rpsf.

The aims of this study are to know if subjects at-risk were aware of their 50% risk for Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy (FAP); to know the value of the subjective risk; to understand the association between sociodemographic characteristics and risk perception, and between the risk status and the subjective perception of risk. 174 subjects 50% at-risk for FAP were tested. 52.9% subjects at-risk were aware of their 50% risk condition. The mean value of the subjective risk was higher and closer to 50% when the subjects were aware of their 50% risk condition. Education was associated to a higher awareness of being at 50% risk. It seems that information on previous knowledge before performing the genetic counselling increases the subjective risk.

Keywords : Risk perception; psychological risk; subjective risk; objective risk; familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP).

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