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16396443

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study explored why adult offspring of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) sought genetic susceptibility testing for AD. Participants (N = 60) were a subset of subjects from the first randomized controlled clinical trial to offer such testing. Qualitative analysis revealed two central constructs: altruism and learning. Planning for the future, hoping to prevent AD, and need to know were concepts that explained the value of learning. These results add important contextual information into why people might seek information on their genetic risk for a severe neurodegenerative disease for which there are, as yet, no preventative treatments. As genetic susceptibility testing for numerous other diseases enters clinical medicine, these findings can enhance the knowledge and sensitivity of researchers and clinicians when they are asked by participants or patients whether they should be tested.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1533-3175
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
374-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic susceptibility for Alzheimer's disease: why did adult offspring seek testing?
pubmed:affiliation
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Center for Excellence in Nursing Practice, and School of Nursing, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural