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Primary Care Providers Believe Patient-Generated Family History Will Increase Ability to Assess Patient Risk

Fuller, Melissa Suzanne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218051698

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2008, MS, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences : Genetic Counseling.
Family history is the best predictor of an individuals risk for common disease, yet it is inaccurately used in routine care. We hypothesized that patient-generated family history can improve a primary care provider's ability to asses risk without decreasing the number of patients seen. We mailed surveys to 301 providers and had a response rate of 24% (n=68). Seventy-three percent felt a computer-generated pedigree would improve their ability to assess risk as compared to their current methods. Seventy percent felt a computer-generated pedigree would either have no effect on or increase the number of patients seen in a day. Results suggest that providers feel optimistic about the potential benefits of patient-generated family history and are open to the implementation of patient-generated family history into routine care.
Melanie Myers, PhD, MS, CGC (Committee Chair)
Cynthia Prows, MSN, CNS (Advisor)
Thomas Webb, MD (Committee Member)
28 p.
Genetics
Family history; primary care providers; common disease; genetic disease; family history tool

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  • Fuller, M. S. (2008). Primary Care Providers Believe Patient-Generated Family History Will Increase Ability to Assess Patient Risk [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218051698

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fuller, Melissa. Primary Care Providers Believe Patient-Generated Family History Will Increase Ability to Assess Patient Risk. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218051698.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fuller, Melissa. "Primary Care Providers Believe Patient-Generated Family History Will Increase Ability to Assess Patient Risk." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218051698

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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