Will genetic testing for predisposition for disease result in fatalism? A qualitative study of parents responses to neonatal screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia

Objective: to describe parents' perceptions of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited predisposition to heart disease, following population-based neonatal screening. Design: a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with the parents of 24 children who had received a positi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social science & medicine (1982) 1999-06, Vol.48 (12), p.1857-1860
Hauptverfasser:	Senior, Victoria, Marteau, Theresa M, Peters, Timothy J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Attitude to Health Attitudes Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular disease Children & youth Diseases Disorders of blood lipids. Hyperlipoproteinemia DNA Familial factors Family Fatalism Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease - psychology Genetic screening Genetic testing Genetic Testing - psychology Genetic testing Neonatal screening Illness perceptions Genetics Humans Hypercholesterolaemia Hypercholesterolemia - genetics Hypercholesterolemia - psychology Illness Illness perceptions Infant Infant, Newborn Internal-External Control Male Medical sciences Medical screening Metabolic diseases Neonatal screening Neonatal Screening - psychology Newborn babies Parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Qualitative analysis Qualitative research Responses
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