ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2025
Patient-initiated lifestyle changes following receipt of genetic test results in a predominantly marginalized population.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Genetic testing for cancer predisposition and other actionable findings aims to improve health outcomes by informing patients and practitioners about genetic disease risks and guiding decisions on risk-reducing actions. This study explored patient-initiated lifestyle changes following genetic testing in a study population who predominantly screened positive on a hereditary risk assessment cancer tool prior to genetic testing, with a large proportion of individuals from marginalized groups with historically limited access to genetic services. A survey was administered to 761 study participants 6 months after result disclosure to capture initiation of lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, smoking cessation). Initiation of changes was assessed for association with patient-specific factors. Five hundred and fifty-six individuals completed surveys; 75% met criteria for belonging to a marginalized group. Among respondents, 20.5% reported at least one lifestyle change; primarily in diet (17.1%) and exercise (13.7%). Making a lifestyle change was associated with having a personal cancer history and higher perceived personal utility but not genetic finding, being a member of a marginalized group, or gender. Most participants with a personal cancer history did not receive a positive finding in a cancer risk gene, potentially motivating them to make lifestyle changes compared with participants without a personal cancer history.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.