Patient satisfaction with cancer genetic counseling: A psychometric analysis of the genetic counseling satisfaction scale

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 293-304

  DeMarco, Tiffani A ^a   Peshkin, Beth N ^a   Mars, Bryn D ^a   Tercyak, Kenneth P ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; genetic counseling; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 3242883169     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGC.0000035523.96133.bc     Document Type: Article

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