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| Title |
Specific Psychosocial Issues of Individuals Undergoing Genetic Counseling for Cancer – A Literature Review
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| Published in |
Journal of Genetic Counseling, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10897-013-9649-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Willem Eijzenga, Daniela EE Hahn, Neil K Aaronson, Irma Kluijt, Eveline MA Bleiker |
| Abstract |
Approximately 25% of individuals undergoing genetic counseling for cancer experiences clinically relevant levels of distress, anxiety and/or depression. However, these general psychological outcomes that are used in many studies do not provide detailed information on the specific psychosocial problems experienced by counselees. The aim of this review was to investigate the specific psychosocial issues encountered by individuals undergoing genetic counseling for cancer, and to identify overarching themes across these issues. A literature search was performed, using four electronic databases (PubMed, PsychInfo, CINAHL and Embase). Papers published between January 2000 and January 2013 were selected using combinations, and related indexing terms of the keywords: 'genetic counseling', 'psychology' and 'cancer'. In total, 25 articles met our inclusion criteria. We identified the specific issues addressed by these papers, and used meta-ethnography to identify the following six overarching themes: coping with cancer risk, practical issues, family issues, children-related issues, living with cancer, and emotions. A large overlap in the specific issues and themes was found between these studies, suggesting that research on specific psychosocial problems within genetic counseling has reached a point of saturation. As a next step, efforts should be made to detect and monitor these problems of counselees at an early stage within the genetic counseling process. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 26 | 24% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 24% |
| Unknown | 16 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 23 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 21 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
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