Uncertainty in the Information Provided during Genetic Counseling.

van Zuuren, F. J.; van Schie, E. C. M.; van Baaren, N. K.

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ERIC Number: EJ576858

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Publication Date: 1997

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Uncertainty in the Information Provided during Genetic Counseling.

van Zuuren, F. J.; van Schie, E. C. M.; van Baaren, N. K.

Patient Education and Counseling, v32 n1,2 p129-39 Sep-Oct 1997

Clients seek genetic counseling to become informed, make better decisions, and to be reassured. Genetic knowledge, however, involves uncertainty. Genetic information conveyed in 30 counseling sessions was studied for its predictability, controllability and novelty (unexpected findings). The interrelationship of unpredictability, uncontrollability, and clients' needs for reassurance is discussed. (Author/EMK)

Descriptors: Counseling, Decision Making, Emotional Adjustment, Family Health, Genetics, Heredity, Medical Services, Participant Satisfaction, Patient Education, Predictive Validity, Risk Management

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Language: English

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