The impact of communicating genetic risks of disease on risk-reducing health behaviour: systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of communicating DNA based disease risk estimates on risk-reducing health behaviours and motivation to engage in such behaviours.

Design

Systematic review with meta-analysis, using Cochrane methods.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials up to 25 February 2015. Backward and forward citation searches were also conducted.

Study selection

Randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials involving adults in which one group received personalised DNA based estimates of disease risk for conditions where risk could be reduced by behaviour change. Eligible studies included a measure of risk-reducing behaviour.

Results

We examined 10,515 abstracts and included 18 studie

SUBMITTER: Hollands GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793156 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature