ArticleFamilial cancer2010
"I have always believed I was at high risk..." The role of expectation in emotional responses to the receipt of an average, moderate or high cancer genetic risk assessment result: a thematic analysis of free-text questionnaire comments.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How do women who are informed that they are at increased risk of breast cancer appraise their risk? A systematic review of qualitative research.British journal of cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of interventions including provision of personalised cancer risk information on accuracy of risk perception and psychological responses: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Patient education and counseling · 2020Pooled it
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- Lack of reassurance after unexpected positive health risk feedback - an analysis of temporal dynamics.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- What are the concerns and goals of women attending a urogynaecology clinic? Content analysis of free-text data from an electronic pelvic floor assessment questionnaire (ePAQ-PF).International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Clinical follow-up and breast and ovarian cancer screening of true BRCA1/2 noncarriers: a qualitative investigation.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2016Article
- Effects of genetic and environmental risk assessment feedback on colorectal cancer screening adherence.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Article
- Experience of BRCA1/2 mutation-negative young women from families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: a qualitative study.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2013Article
- Short-term psychological impact of the BRCA1/2 test result in women with breast cancer according to their perceived probability of genetic predisposition to cancer.British journal of cancer · 2013Article
- Risky business: risk perception and the use of medical services among customers of DTC personal genetic testing.Journal of genetic counseling · 2012Article
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Abstract
It is well-recognised that receipt of cancer genetic risk information can evoke a mix of both positive and negative emotional responses. Objective risk itself is not necessarily predictive of emotional response to receipt of risk information and the Cue Adaptive Reasoning Account (CARA; Renner, 2004) suggests that that the degree to which level of risk is consistent with expectations may influence emotional responses. This paper reports a thematic analysis of the free-text data structured around responses to the three risk labels: average, moderate or high. Data is reported from both 123 women and 15 men, including those with a past or current cancer diagnosis. Reactions to risk information appear to be dependent upon participants' pre-conceived expectations about their level of cancer risk. Many average risk respondents questioned the accuracy of their result, whereas high risk information was often expected. Findings are discussed in relation to the CARA model and clinical implications.
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