The response to receiving phenotypic and genetic coronary heart disease risk scores and lifestyle advice - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals routinely receive information about their risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) based on traditional risk factors as part of their primary care. We are also able to calculate individual's risk of CHD based on their genetic information and at present genetic testing for common diseases is available to the public. Due to the limitations in previous studies further understanding is needed about the impact of the risk information on individual's well-being and health-behaviour. We aimed to explore the short term response to receiving different forms of CHD risk information and lifestyle advice for risk reduction.

Methods

We conducted fourty-one face-to-face interviews and two focus groups across England with participants from the INFORM trial who received a

SUBMITTER: Shefer G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5135826 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature