Purpose: Understanding the factors impacting individuals' emotional distress in the context
of a family history of cancer is key in designing and implementing psychosocial …

Introduction: Genetic literacy recognizes one's ability to gather, understand, and apply
genomic information to make informed health care choices and social decisions. A limited …

The recent exponential development of gene-based therapies for the treatment of genetic
conditions underpins the importance of understanding the attitudes and information needs of …

Minority populations, such as Black adults of non-Latinx descent, are more likely to develop
chronic diseases and complications related to disease severity when compared to Non …

We are pleased to present our seventh special issue on health literacy for the Journal of
Health Communication. As with prior issues, this special issue seeks to advance our …

This chapter defines and provides examples of literacy, including genetic literacy, and
discusses strategies for communicating with patients with low genetic literacy. Literacy skills …

Aim: To explore the range of values raised when selecting incidental findings (IF) from whole
exome sequencing (WES) and how these are supported by the Genetics Adviser (GA) …

Background There is a strong research focus on the identification of individuals at risk of RA,
to facilitate preventive interventions. To inform the development of effective predictive and …

El objetivo del siguiente trabajo fue estudiar los niveles de alfabetización genética en
cuidadores, madres y padres que reciben asesoramiento genético sobre sus hijos. Se …