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Communication within Families at-risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Hopper, Jennifer
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367937775

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2013, MS, University of Cincinnati, Medicine: Genetic Counseling.
Purpose: 1) To identify characteristics within families at-risk for Type 2 diabetes (T2D), based on a family history of T2D, which either facilitate or hinder risk communication and 2) To gather participants' perspectives on ways to increase risk communication about T2D within at-risk families and ways to reduce the risk of developing T2D among at-risk family members. Methods: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with adults diagnosed with T2D, who were recruited through a pharmacogenetic database used in a previous research study at the University of Cincinnati. Themes were developed using deductive codes based on pre-determined interview questions and inductive codes based on interviewee responses, and then coded by two coders. Results: Themes were grouped and discussed under four major categories: 1) Characteristics facilitating and impeding communication 2) Familial communication patterns 3) Role of family and the role of society in communication about T2D risk and 4) Perceived causes of T2D. Conclusions: Communication within at-risk T2D families informs genetic counseling practice as well as public health practice. Genetic counselors can help families facilitate discussion about T2D based on familial characteristics. Public health interventions should be developed based on relationships between individuals within at-risk families, potential barriers to communication, individuals' family and social environments, and perceived cause of T2D.
Melanie Myers, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Carrie Atzinger, M.S., C.G.C. (Committee Member)
50 p.
Public Health
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  • Hopper, J. (2013). Communication within Families at-risk for Type 2 Diabetes [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367937775

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hopper, Jennifer. Communication within Families at-risk for Type 2 Diabetes. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367937775.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hopper, Jennifer. "Communication within Families at-risk for Type 2 Diabetes." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367937775

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