Validation of a scale for assessing attitudes towards outcomes of genetic cancer testing among primary care providers and breast specialists.

Anne-Déborah BouhnikKhadim N'DiayeD Gareth EvansHilary HarrisAad TibbenChristi van AsperenJoerg SchmidtkeIrmgard NippertJulien ManciniClaire Julian-Reynier

Published in: PloS one (2017)

The validation process of the 15 items regarding BRCA1/2 testing revealed satisfactory psychometric properties for the creation of a new scale entitled the Attitudes Towards Genetic Testing for BRCA1/2 (ATGT-BRCA1/2) Scale. Further testing is required to confirm the validity of this tool which could be used generically in other genetic contexts.

Keyphrases

primary care
psychometric properties
genome wide
papillary thyroid
copy number
squamous cell carcinoma
gene expression
adipose tissue
young adults