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ERIC Number: EJ1183562
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jul
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-6898
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Gender Differences in Psychosocial and Medical Outcomes Stemming from Testing Positive for the BRCA1/2 Genetic Mutation for Breast Cancer: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study
Hesse-Biber, Sharlene
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, v12 n3 p280-304 Jul 2018
This quantitatively driven sequential mixed methods study articulates the role of theory in mixed methods research and assesses the contribution of a mixed methods design to examining gender differences in men and women's genetic testing decisions and the psychosocial factors impacting health-seeking behaviors post-testing. A quantitative online survey of BRCA-positive mutation men and women was followed by a qualitative component consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews regarding genetic testing and post-testing decision making. Findings reveal gender differences in testing motivations: women focus on health; men focus on their family's needs. Gender differences also appeared in psychological states and surgical decisions, revealing women's more negative psychosocial reactions to a positive BRCA test result and higher rate of selecting preventative surgery.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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