ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2010
Prenatal genetic counseling in cross-cultural medicine: A framework for family physicians.
Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mapping the Diverse Genetic Disorders and Rare Diseases Among the Syrian Population: Implications on Refugee Health and Health Services in Host Countries.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Pooled it
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- Cancer Counseling of Low-Income Limited English Proficient Latina Women Using Medical Interpreters: Implications for Shared Decision-Making.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Community engagement to inform the development of a sickle cell counselor training and certification program in Ghana.Journal of community genetics · 2016Article
- Clients' Perception of Outcome of Team-Based Prenatal and Reproductive Genetic Counseling in Serbian Service Using the Perceived Personal Control (PPC) Questionnaire.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Using formative research to develop a counselor training program for newborn screening in Ghana.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
- The current state of genetic counseling before and after amniocentesis for fetal karyotyping in Japan: a survey of obstetric hospital clients of a prenatal testing laboratory.Journal of genetic counseling · 2013Article
- All my possessions for a moment of time.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2010Article
- Prenatal counseling: Guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineReview
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Abstract
objectiveTo help family physicians practise effective genetic counseling and offer practical strategies for cross-cultural communication in the context of prenatal genetic counseling. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: PubMed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched. Most evidence was level II and some was level III. MAIN MESSAGE: The values and beliefs of practitioners, no less than those of patients, are shaped by culture. In promoting a patient's best interest, the assumptions of both the patient and the provider must be held up for examination and discussed in the attempt to arrive at a consensus. Through the explicit discussion and formation of trust, the health professionals, patients, and family members who are involved can develop a shared understanding of appropriate therapeutic goals and methods.
conclusionReflecting on the cultural nature of biomedicine's ideas about risk, disability, and normality helps us to realize that there are many valid interpretations of what is in a patient's best interest. Self-reflection helps to ensure that respectful communication with the specific family and patient is the basis for health care decisions. Overall, this helps to improve the quality of care.
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