Journal article
Family Communication About Genetic Risk of Hereditary Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias: an Integrative Review
Journal of genetic counseling, Vol.27(5), pp.1022-1039
10/2018
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-018-0225-9
PMCID: PMC6113126
PMID: 29492742
Abstract
Screening for hereditary cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias (HCA) may enable early detection, treatment, targeted surveillance, and result in effective prevention of debilitating complications and sudden cardiac death. Screening at‐risk family members for HCA is conducted through cascade screening. Only half of at‐risk family members are screened for HCA. To participate in screening, at‐risk family members must be aware of their risk. This often relies on communication from diagnosed individuals to their relatives. However, family communication is not well understood and is ripe for developing interventions to improve screening rates. Until very recently, family communication of genetic risk has been mostly studied in non‐cardiac disease. Using this non‐cardiac literature, we developed the family communication of genetic risk (FCGR) conceptual framework. The FCGR has four main elements of the communication process: influential factors, communication strategies, communication occurrence, and reaction to communication. Using the FCGR, we conducted an integrated review of the available literature on genetic risk communication in HCA families. Descriptive analysis of 12 articles resulted in the development of categories describing details of the FCGR elements in the context of HCA. This review synthesizes what is known about influential factors, communication strategies, communication occurrence, and outcomes of communication in the context of HCA.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Family Communication About Genetic Risk of Hereditary Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmias: an Integrative Review
- Creators
- Lisa L Shah - University of Pittsburgh School of NursingSandra Daack‐Hirsch - University of Iowa College of Nursing
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of genetic counseling, Vol.27(5), pp.1022-1039
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10897-018-0225-9
- PMID
- 29492742
- PMCID
- PMC6113126
- NLM abbreviation
- J Genet Couns
- ISSN
- 1059-7700
- eISSN
- 1573-3599
- Publisher
- Springer US; New York
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000056, name: National Institute of Nursing Research, award: F31NR014758, F31NR014758 and T32NR009759; name: Midwest Nurses Research Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2018
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984064161002771
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