Cancer family history reporting: Impact of method and psychosocial factors

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-382

  Kelly, Kimberly M ^a,b   Shedlosky Shoemaker, Randi ^a,b   Porter, Kyle ^a   Remy, Amber ^b   DeSimone, Philip ^c   Andrykowski, Michael A ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family history; Health literacy; Methods; Oncology.; Psychological factors; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34249933837     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-006-9076-x     Document Type: Article

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