Factors affecting frequency of communication about family health history with family members and doctors in a medically underserved population

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-297

  Kaphingst, Kimberly A ^a   Goodman, Melody ^a   Pandya, Chintan ^b   Garg, Priyanka ^b   Stafford, Jewel ^a   Lachance, Christina ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history; Health information seeking; Provider patient communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACISM; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864331157     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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