The aim of the present paper was to describe and evaluate many of the measurement scales
currently used in genetic counseling outcomes research. A team of three researchers …

The need for evidence‐based medicine, including comparative effectiveness studies and
patient‐centered outcomes research, has become a major healthcare focus. To date, a …

Presymptomatic testing (PST) is available for a range of late-onset disorders. Health
practitioners generally follow guidelines regarding appropriate number of counseling …

International advocacy of patient-centred healthcare delivery has led to emphasis on the (re)
design and evaluation of healthcare processes and outcomes from a patient perspective …

OBJECTIVES: To explore genetics professionals' and patients' views about which outcome
domains are most appropriate to measure the patient benefits of using a clinical genetics …

Genetic counselling must be offered in the context of presymptomatic testing (PST) for
severe late-onset diseases; however, effective genetic counselling is not well defined, and …

Patient satisfaction is an important component of assessing quality of care. The purpose of
this study is to develop a concise patient satisfaction tool specifically for use in the clinical …

Highly valued across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and other
healthcare professionals, Harper's Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself over …

Aim. This paper reports a pilot study to test the feasibility of providing genetic nurse
counsellor clinics in primary care in the United Kingdom, to develop a questionnaire to …

Research on genetic counseling outcomes has examined a range of metrics many that differ
in quality and extent of psychometric assessment and in some cases fail to encompass …