Making sense of risk diagnosis in case of prenatal and reproductive genetic counselling for neuromuscular diseases. (March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zaccaro, Antonella; Freda, Maria Francesca
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 19:Number 3(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 344
• Page End: 357
• Publication Date: 2014-03
• Subjects: decision-making -- family -- genetic counselling -- interpretative phenomenological analysis -- psychological intervention -- risk communication; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105312470852
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

This study explored the processes of significance about the risk communication in prenatal/preconception setting within 1 month to the end of genetic counselling intervention. Participants were all attending a programme of Cardiomyology and Medical Genetics in Naples, Italy, for the first time. Transcripts of 18 semi-structured interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Themes arising included the following: the familiar outcomes of genetic counselling, the risk representation and the impacts on decision-making. The findings suggest the significance of the experience of genetic risk and the implications for the support of individuals and their family after the conclusion of the genetic counselling intervention.