Genetic Susceptibility Testing from a Stress and Coping Perspective  

Oleh:

Gooding, Holly C. ; Organista, Kurt ; Burack, Jeffrey ; Biesecker, Barbara Bowles

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 8 (Apr. 2006), page 1880-1890.
Topik: GENETICS; genetic testing; stress and coping; adaptation; hea; th behavior; genetic counseling

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.3 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Four theories of health behavior and of stress and coping are reviewed for their ability to illuminate interest in uptake and outcomes of genetic testing for adult onset diseases. These theories are the health belief model, the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the common sense model of self regulation (CSM) and the transactional model of stress and coping (TMSC). Basic concepts of each theory are discussed, followed by evidence from the literature supporting the relevance of these concepts to the understanding of the genetic testing for four adult onset diseases : Huntington's disease, alzheimer's disease, hereditary breat / ovarian cancer and hereditary colorectal cancer. Emphasis is placed on the finding that a decision to undergo genetic testing may be considerd as a way to cope with both cognitive and affective concerns that arise from living at increased risk of developing a disease in the future. The potential value of genetic testing for reducing uncertainty about and gaining a sense contril over one's risk of developing a chroni disease is highlighted. We argue that theories which focus on stress and coping provide a useful framework for future studies of genetic testing decisions for adult onset disease risk.

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