Impact of Genetic Testing and Family Health History Based Risk Counseling on Behavior Change and Cognitive Precursors for Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: Journal of genetic counseling Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 133 - 140
• Main Authors: Wu, R. Ryanne, Myers, Rachel A., Hauser, Elizabeth R., Vorderstrasse, Allison, Cho, Alex, Ginsburg, Geoffrey S., Orlando, Lori A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Behavior; Behavior change; Behavior modification; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Body mass index; Clinical outcomes; Clinical Psychology; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive aspects; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Counseling; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology; Ethics; Evaluation; Families & family life; Family history; Fasting; Female; Genetic counseling; Genetic Counseling - psychology; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic screening; Genetic susceptibility; Genetic Testing; Glucose; Gynecology; Health; Health Behavior; Human Genetics; Humans; Life Style; Lifestyles; Male; Medical History Taking; Middle Aged; Original Research; Perceived control; Perception; Precursors; Primary Prevention; Public Health; Risk assessment; Risk behavior; Risk perception; Risk stratification; Seriousness; Surveys and Questionnaires; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; United States > US; Genetic testing; Primary prevention; Family history; Risk stratification

Family health history (FHH) in the context of risk assessment has been shown to positively impact risk perception and behavior change. The added value of genetic risk testing is less certain. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) FHH and genetic risk counseling o...