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ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2018

Reproductive Decision Support: Preferences and Needs of Couples at Risk for Hereditary Cancer and Clinical Geneticists.

Kelly Reumkens, A J G van Oudheusden, J J G Gietel-Habets, M H E Tummers, C E M de Die-Smulders, L A D M van Osch

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Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Multi-ethnic heterozygote frequencies of cancer susceptibility genes to inform counseling of reproductive risk.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kelly ReumkensDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Kelly.reumkens@mumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-3723-3281
A J G van OudheusdenDepartment of Health Promotion, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
J J G Gietel-HabetsDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
M H E TummersDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
C E M de Die-SmuldersDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
L A D M van OschDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For couples at high risk of transmitting a cancer predisposition to offspring, reproductive decision-making can be challenging. As the choice between available reproductive options is preference-sensitive, the use of a decision aid can support these couples in their decisional process. The present study aims to investigate preferences and needs of involved stakeholders regarding the development and implementation of a patient decision aid. Semi-structured interviews assessing the needs and preferences regarding the content and functionalities of a decision support program were conducted among seven couples at risk for hereditary cancer and among eight clinical geneticists involved in oncogenetic counseling. Many similarities were found between the expressed preferences and needs of both stakeholder groups concerning the content, barriers and facilitating factors regarding the use of the decision aid, and its implementation. Emphasis was placed on the use of simple non-medical language, an extensive explanation of the procedures and techniques used in prenatal diagnosis (PND) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and the role of health care providers to refer couples to the decision aid. Both stakeholder groups were in favor of incorporating narrative stories in the decision aid. Integrating the present findings with knowledge on reproductive decisional motives and considerations is essential in guiding the development of a decision aid that corresponds to the preferences and needs of end-users.

trial registrationNTR5467.

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Decision MakingFemaleGenetic CounselingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleNeoplastic Syndromes, HereditaryParentsPatient PreferencePregnancyPreimplantation DiagnosisPrenatal DiagnosisChild wishCounselingDecision aidHereditary cancerInformed decision-makingOncologyPrenatal diagnosis and preimplantation genetic diagnosis

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PMID29372364
PMCPMC6061076
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