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Associations between self-referral and health behavior responses to genetic risk information.

ABSTRACT: Studies examining whether genetic risk information about common, complex diseases can motivate individuals to improve health behaviors and advance planning have shown mixed results. Examining the influence of different study recruitment strategies may help reconcile inconsistencies.Secondary analyses were conducted on data from the REVEAL study, a series of randomized clinical trials examining the impact of genetic susceptibility testing for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We tested whether self-referred participants (SRPs) were more likely than actively recruited participants (ARPs) to report health behavior and advance planning changes after AD risk and APOE genotype disclosure.Of 795 participants with known recruitment status, 546 (69%) were self-referred and 249 (31%) had been actively recruited. SRPs were younger, less likely to identify as African American, had higher household incomes, and were more attentive to AD than ARPs (all P?

SUBMITTER: Christensen KD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4311425 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Associations between self-referral and health behavior responses to genetic risk information.

Christensen Kurt D KD Roberts J Scott JS Zikmund-Fisher Brian J BJ Kardia Sharon Lr SL McBride Colleen M CM Linnenbringer Erin E Green Robert C RC

Genome medicine 20150131 1

<h4>Background</h4>Studies examining whether genetic risk information about common, complex diseases can motivate individuals to improve health behaviors and advance planning have shown mixed results. Examining the influence of different study recruitment strategies may help reconcile inconsistencies.<h4>Methods</h4>Secondary analyses were conducted on data from the REVEAL study, a series of randomized clinical trials examining the impact of genetic susceptibility testing for Alzheimer's disease ...[more]

PMID: 25642295

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Associations between self-referral and health behavior responses to genetic risk information.

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Associations between self-referral and health behavior responses to genetic risk information.

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