Kimberly A. Kaphingst|Melody S. Goodman|Chintan Pandya|Priyanka Rani Garg|Jewel D. Stafford|Christina Lachance
Factors affecting frequency of communication about family health history with family members and doctors in a medically underserved population
Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|Stony Brook University|Stony Brook University|Washington University in St. Louis|National Human Genome Research Institute|National Institutes of Health
family history contributes risk many common chronic diseases little research investigated patient factors affecting communication information1061 adult community health center patients surveyed examined factors related frequency discussions family health history fhh family members doctorspatients talked frequently family members fhh likely report family history cancer p 012 heart disease p 001 seek health information frequently newspapers p 001 general p 001 female p 001 patients talked frequently doctors fhh likely report family history heart disease p 011 meet physical activity recommendations p 022 seek health information frequently newspapers p 001 general p 001 female p 001 experienced racial discrimination healthcare p 001patients family history diseases meeting physical activity recommendations frequently seek health information may ongoing fhh discussionsinterventions needed encourage providers update patients family histories systematically assist patients initiating fhh conversations order use information disease prevention control