Genetic counselors' response types to prenatal patient deferring or attributing religious/spiritual statements: An exploratory study of US genetic counselors.

ABSTRACT: Research shows religiosity and spirituality (R/S) influence genetic counseling patients' and families' risk perception, decision-making, and coping. No published studies have examined how genetic counselors respond to patient-initiated R/S statements. This exploratory study examined genetic counselors' response types and reasons for their responses to two prenatal patient's R/S statements. Genetic counselors (n = 225) recruited through a National Society of Genetic Counselors eblast completed a survey containing two hypothetical scenarios regarding a prenatal patient's receipt of a trisomy 18 diagnosis. Scenarios were identical except for the last patient statement: "God makes everything possible…we leave things in his hands" (a deferring statement) or "I feel like God is punishing me for

SUBMITTER: Sitaula A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087964 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature