Suad S Abdi, Michelle De Haan, Fenella J Kirkham
Neuroimaging and Cognitive Function in Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
broaden currently limited reach genomic innovations research needed understand psychosocial cultural factors influence reactions genetic testing diverse subgroups cancer fatalism important cancer prevention deserves theoretical empirical attention context genomics behavior change current study employed data randomized controlled trial n 593 offering skin cancer genetic testing using melanocortin1 receptor mc1r gene primary care albuquerque new mexico usa examined interrelations cancer fatalism demographics general health beliefs perceived risk perceived control sun protection skin screening behaviors cancer worry skin cancer context stratified across hispanic versus nonhispanic ethnicity examined cancer fatalism moderator intervention effects study primary outcomes including 3month sun protection cancer worry perceived risk cancer fatalism significantly related perception control skin cancer risk behaviors ps 001 demographics ethnicity education health literacy ps 005 consistently related general health beliefs risk perception cancer fatalism moderate intervention effects primary outcomes except higher cancer fatalism randomized intervention higher levels 3month cancer worry p 0019 findings guide future work considering role cancer fatalism use genomic technologies general population work anticipates strategies required address cancer fatalism translational genomics becomes commonly available diverse general population subgroups