Long-Term Cognitive and Emotional Impact of Genetic Testing for Carriers of Cystic Fibrosis: The Effects of Test Result and Gender

The cognitive and emotional responses to genetic testing for carriers of cystic fibrosis (CF) of 241 female and 36 male carriers and a matched sample who had received a negative screening result were compared 3 years after testing. The main predictor of responses to testing was the type of result re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health psychology 1997-01, Vol.16 (1), p.51-62
Hauptverfasser:	Marteau, Theresa M, Dundas, Ruth, Axworthy, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment Adult Affect Anxiety - etiology Attitude to Health Case-Control Studies Chi-Square Distribution Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - genetics Cystic Fibrosis - psychology Emotional Responses Female Follow-Up Studies Gender differences Genetic screening Genetic Testing Genetic Testing - psychology Genetics Heterozygote Human Human Sex Differences Humans Male Medical Diagnosis Parents - psychology Regression Analysis Sampling Studies Sex Factors
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