title: Social cognitive predictors of intention to test for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in those affected by haemophilia and other clotting disorders.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.affiliation: The Haemophilia Society, UK.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: King's College London, UK.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chilcot
authors.affiliation: University of Hertfordshire, UK n.a.troop@herts.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Troop
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders; D003071:Cognition; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006467:Hemophilia A; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Theory of Planned Behaviour; beliefs; chronic illness; health behaviour; models