ReviewJournal of genetic counseling2014
Specific psychosocial issues of individuals undergoing genetic counseling for cancer - a literature review.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Japanese society for cancer of the colon and rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2024 for the clinical practice of hereditary colorectal cancer.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Guideline
- Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: updated clinical practice guidelines.The Lancet. Oncology · 2020Guideline
- The psychological impact of genetic information on children: a systematic review.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2016Pooled it
- [Emotional impact of hereditary cancer risk on patients and their families].Atencion primaria · 2026Article
- Characterizing psychosocial assessments across genetic counseling sessions through qualitative content analysis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- Quality of Life in Adult Individuals Living With or at Risk of a Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndrome: A Scoping Review of the Qualitative Literature.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Development and preliminary evaluation of a genetics education booklet for retinoblastoma.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- The dynamic buffering of social support on depressive symptoms and cancer worries in patients seeking cancer genetic counseling.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Psychological distress following multi-gene panel testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Health-related quality of life and fear of progression in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- A brief feasibility report on an online psychosocial support intervention for adults with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with psychological distress during genetic counseling in high-risk women with breast cancer in Turkey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Genetic Counseling and Family Screening Recommendations in Patients with Telomere Biology Disorders.Current hematologic malignancy reports · 2023Review
- Psychological and health behaviour outcomes following multi-gene panel testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk: a mini-review of the literature.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2022Review
- Development and Validation of an Italian Adaptation of the Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer Questionnaire.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Impact of hereditary pancreatitis on patients and their families.Journal of genetic counseling · 2020Article
- CDH1 on Multigene Panel Testing: Look Before You Leap.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2020Article
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- Referrals to Mental Health Services: Exploring the Referral Process in Genetic Counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Preferences for learning different types of genome sequencing results among young breast cancer patients: Role of psychological and clinical factors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Approximately 25% of individuals undergoing genetic counseling for cancer experiences clinically relevant levels of distress, anxiety and/or depression. However, these general psychological outcomes that are used in many studies do not provide detailed information on the specific psychosocial problems experienced by counselees. The aim of this review was to investigate the specific psychosocial issues encountered by individuals undergoing genetic counseling for cancer, and to identify overarching themes across these issues. A literature search was performed, using four electronic databases (PubMed, PsychInfo, CINAHL and Embase). Papers published between January 2000 and January 2013 were selected using combinations, and related indexing terms of the keywords: 'genetic counseling', 'psychology' and 'cancer'. In total, 25 articles met our inclusion criteria. We identified the specific issues addressed by these papers, and used meta-ethnography to identify the following six overarching themes: coping with cancer risk, practical issues, family issues, children-related issues, living with cancer, and emotions. A large overlap in the specific issues and themes was found between these studies, suggesting that research on specific psychosocial problems within genetic counseling has reached a point of saturation. As a next step, efforts should be made to detect and monitor these problems of counselees at an early stage within the genetic counseling process.
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