Online Module for Carrier Screening in Ashkenazi Jewish Individuals Compared with In-Person Genetics Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
J Genet Couns
; 27(2): 426-438, 2018 04.
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| ID: mdl-28791521
ABSTRACT
To increase accessibility to genetics services for low-urgency patients seeking Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) carrier screening, we designed an interactive computer (IC) module that provides pre-test genetics education and allows genetics professionals to order the test without meeting the patients beforehand. We compared this module with in-person genetic counseling (GC) using a randomized trial. AJ individuals were randomized to undergo genetics education via the IC module (n = 26) or GC (n = 28). We compared post-interventional genetics knowledge, perceived genetic risk, and anxiety between the two groups, after accounting for pre-interventional scores, using ANCOVA. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test was used to compare post-interventional satisfaction. Post-interventional genetics knowledge, risk perception, or anxiety were not significantly different between the two groups after accounting for baseline scores (p = 0.50-0.54), although the data are inconclusive regarding the module's non-inferiority at a 5% margin. Post-intervention satisfaction scores were generally higher in the GC group than the IC module group. Our IC module has the potential to improve access to clinical genetics services for patients and staff, but it is not suitable for all AJ patients and cannot completely replace the benefits of in-person consultations.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Judeus
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Aconselhamento Genético
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Triagem de Portadores Genéticos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Genet Couns
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá