A follow-up study of 139 women and 105 men for whom genetic counseling had been provided was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the genetic counseling service at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Adequate recall of all of the genetic information was demonstrated by less than 2% of the respondents. Significantly more women than men were able to recall the diagnosis, whereas no difference was found between men and women in the ability to recall the recurrence risk or mode of inheritance. Eighty-seven percent of the respondents described the counseling experience as favorable. A direct relationship was noted between the degree of satisfaction and the counselees¹ 1) understanding of the counseling and 2) satisfaction with the answers to their questions. Women were significantly more concerned about pain associated with amniocentesis than were men, whereas men were significantly more concerned about injury to the mother during amniocentesis than were women.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/292065 |
| Date | January 1982 |
| Creators | PEARSON, MARGARET ANN |
| Contributors | Ward, Oscar G. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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