A group approach to genetic counselling of cardiomyopathy patients: Satisfaction and psychological outcomes sufficient for further implementation

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1462-1467

  Otten, Ellen ^a   Birnie, Erwin ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^a   Van Tintelen, J Peter ^a   Van Langen, Irene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL PERCEIVED CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84944352304     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.10     Document Type: Article

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