Effects of racial and ethnic group and health literacy on responses to genomic risk information in a medically underserved population

Health Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 101-110

  Kaphingst, Kimberly A ^a,c   Stafford, Jewel D ^a   McGowan, Lucy D'Agostino ^a   Seo, Joann ^a   Lachance, Christina R ^b   Goodman, Melody S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Family history; Genetic communication; Genetic susceptibility testing; Health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOMICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925779978     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000177     Document Type: Article

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