Attitudes towards genetic testing and information: does parenthood shape the views?

ABSTRACT: This study examines how parents of pediatric patients might differ in their views and attitudes towards genetic technology and information when compared to adult patients. There is surprisingly little evidence on how parents compare to other parts of population in their attitudes. Previous empirical studies often relate health-related preferences and attitudes to factors such as age, education, and income instead of parental status, thus evading comparison of parents to others as health-related decision makers. Findings related to the parental status can be useful when implementing genetic technology in clinical practice. We conducted a survey of views on genetic technology and information for groups of adult neurology patients (n = 68) and parents of pediatric neurology patients (n = 31)

SUBMITTER: Saastamoinen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature