ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2016
Genetic Test Results and Disclosure to Family Members: Qualitative Interviews of Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Ethical and Professional Issues in France.
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- Genetic diseases and information to relatives: practical and ethical issues for professionals after introduction of a legal framework in France.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2018Article
- Limitations and Pitfalls of Using Family Letters to Communicate Genetic Risk: a Qualitative Study with Patients and Healthcare Professionals.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- The challenges of the expanded availability of genomic information: an agenda-setting paper.Journal of community genetics · 2018Article
- Supporting disclosure of genetic information to family members: professional practice and timelines in cancer genetics.Familial cancer · 2017Article
- Approaching confidentiality at a familial level in genomic medicine: a focus group study with healthcare professionals.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Privacy and confidentiality measures in genetic testing and counselling: arguing on genetic exceptionalism again?Journal of applied genetics · 2016Review
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Abstract
The benefit of disclosing test results to next of kin is to improve prognosis and-in some cases-even prevent death though earlier monitoring or preventive therapies. Research on this subject has explored the question of intra-familial communication from the standpoint of patients and relatives but rarely, from the standpoint of healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to interview relevant healthcare professionals in France, where legislation framing the issue was recently passed. A qualitative study consisting of semi-structured interviews was set up to get a clearer picture of the challenges arising from this issue, its consequences in terms of medical care-service practices, and the positions that frontline professionals have taken in response to this new legal framework. The findings from eight interviews with 7 clinical geneticists and 1 genetic counselor highlight very different patterns of practices among care services and among the genetic diseases involved. It is equally crucial to investigate other issues such as the nature of genetic testing and its consequences in terms of disclosing results to kin, the question of the role of genetic counseling in the disclosure process, the question of prescription by non-geneticist clinicians, and practical questions linked to information content, consent and medical follow-up for patients and their relatives.
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