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- Title
- A randomized trial of a breast/ovarian cancer genetic testing decision aid used as a communication aid during genetic counseling
- Related
- Psycho-Oncology: journal of the psychological, social and behavioral dimensions of cancer, Vol. 17, No. 8, (2008), p.844-854
- DOI
- 10.1002/pon.1353
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date
- 2008
- Author/Creator
- Wakefield, Claire
- Author/Creator
- Meiser, Bettina
- Author/Creator
- Homewood, Judi
- Author/Creator
- Taylor, Alan
- Author/Creator
- Gleeson, Margaret
- Author/Creator
- Williams, Rachel
- Author/Creator
- Tucker, Kathy
- Description
- Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a decision aid for women considering genetic testing for breast/ovarian cancer risk given during genetic counseling. Methods: One hundred and forty-eight women were randomized to receive the decision aid or a control pamphlet at the beginning of their first consultation with a genetic counselor. When the patient received the decision aid, it was used to complement consultation discussions about genetic testing. One hundred and ten (74.3%) women completed the first questionnaire designed to elicit information about women's levels of decisional conflict and knowledge about genetic testing. Of these, 105 (70.9%) completed a second questionnaire to assess longer-term outcomes, 6 months postconsultation. Results: Results showed that women who received the decision aid felt more informed about genetic testing (χ2(1) = 8.69; P = 0.003), had clearer values (χ2(1) = 6.90; P = 0.009) and had higher knowledge levels (χ2(2) = 6.49; P = 0.039) than women who received the control pamphlet. Conclusions: The developed decision aid improved patient outcomes better than a control pamphlet when implemented during genetic counseling and given to the patient to take home.
- Description
- 11 page(s)
- Subject Keyword
- 170100 Psychology
- Subject Keyword
- Cancer
- Subject Keyword
- Decision aid
- Subject Keyword
- Genetic testing
- Subject Keyword
- Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer
- Subject Keyword
- Implementation
- Subject Keyword
- Oncology
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Organisation
- Macquarie University. Department of Psychology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1158254
- Identifier
- mq:56657
- Identifier
- ISSN:1057-9249
- Identifier
- mq-rm-2008990046
- Language
- eng
- Reviewed
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