The impact of genetic counseling on parental risk perception and prevention strategy utilization for type 2 diabetes in at-risk children.

ABSTRACT: Family history is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have evaluated if parents with T2D understand their child's risk and appropriate prevention strategies. Genetic counseling is an effective intervention to communicate risk for multifactorial disease and provide counseling on management and prevention. This prospective, cross-sectional feasibility study evaluates the impact of a genetic counseling intervention on parental risk perception towards T2D, knowledge of prevention strategies, and implementation of prevention strategies for their at-risk children. Thirty-seven parents with T2D and children between 2 and 11 years old were randomized into an intervention (n = 18) or control (n = 19) group. The intervention group received a structured genetic counseling

SUBMITTER: Denton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12627270 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature