caa a22 4500 445330538 CHVBK 20180317142735.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10689-010-9383-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10689-010-9383-0 An exploration of the communication preferences regarding genetic testing in individuals from families with identified breast/ovarian cancer mutations [Elektronische Daten] [Paboda Ratnayake, Claire Wakefield, Bettina Meiser, Graeme Suthers, Melanie Price, Jessica Duffy, Kathy Tucker] The responsibility for informing at-risk relatives of the availability of genetic testing for breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1 or BRCA2) mutations currently falls on the probands. This study explored the support needs of individuals from families with identified BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations when communicating about genetic risk and genetic testing with at-risk family members. Thirty-nine semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with individuals from families with identified BRCA mutations. Interview responses were cross-tabulated by sample characteristics using the qualitative research analysis software NVivo8. The development of educational materials, which individuals could use when communicating the risks of carrying a BRCA gene mutation with their relatives, was identified as a specific need. Many participants expressed a preference for a staged approach, where relatives are notified of their increased risk and the availability of genetic testing risk either face-to-face or via a letter, with additional educational sources, including brief written information or access to a website, made available for those wishing to access more in-depth information. This research identified a need for the development of educational/informational resources to support individuals with identified breast/ovarian cancer mutations to communicate with their at-risk relatives about genetic risk and genetic testing availability. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Family communication nationallicence Genetic testing nationallicence Communication support nationallicence Hereditary breast cancer nationallicence BRCA1 nationallicence BRCA2 nationallicence Ratnayake Paboda School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut Wakefield Claire Department of Medical Oncology, Psychosocial Research Group (PRG), Prince of Wales Hospital, Level 3, Dickinson Building, High Street, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut Meiser Bettina Department of Medical Oncology, Psychosocial Research Group (PRG), Prince of Wales Hospital, Level 3, Dickinson Building, High Street, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut Suthers Graeme SA Clinical Genetics Service, Women's & Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia aut Price Melanie Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Duffy Jessica Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut Tucker Kathy Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut Familial Cancer Springer Netherlands 10/1(2011-03-01), 97-105 1389-9600 10:1<97 2011 10 10689 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-010-9383-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-010-9383-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ratnayake Paboda School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wakefield Claire Department of Medical Oncology, Psychosocial Research Group (PRG), Prince of Wales Hospital, Level 3, Dickinson Building, High Street, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meiser Bettina Department of Medical Oncology, Psychosocial Research Group (PRG), Prince of Wales Hospital, Level 3, Dickinson Building, High Street, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suthers Graeme SA Clinical Genetics Service, Women's & Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Price Melanie Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Duffy Jessica Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tucker Kathy Hereditary Cancer Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Familial Cancer Springer Netherlands 10/1(2011-03-01), 97-105 1389-9600 10:1<97 2011 10 10689 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer