Does offering prenatal screening influence pregnant women's attitudes regarding prenatal testing?

被引：8

作者：

Kleinveld, Johanna H. ^{[1
]}

van den Berg, Matthijs ^{[1
]}

van Eijk, Jacques T. M. ^{[3
]}

van Vugt, John M. G. ^{[2
]}

van der Wal, Gerrit ^{[1
]}

Timmermans, Danielle R. M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Dept Publ & Occupat Hlth, Inst Res Extramural Med, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands

[2] Vrije Univ Amsterdam Med Ctr, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands

[3] Maastricht Univ, Dept Hlth Care Studies Med Sociol, Maastricht, Netherlands

来源：

COMMUNITY GENETICS | 2008年 / 11卷 / 06期

关键词：

attitudes; prenatal screening; decision making; informed choice;

D O I：

10.1159/000133309

中图分类号：

Q3 [遗传学];

学科分类号：

071007 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Objectives:This study aims to find out whether offering prenatal screening for Down syndrome and neural tube defects influences pregnant women's attitudes toward having a screening test. Methods: Women were randomised into a group that was offered prenatal screening and a group that was not offered screening (controls). Both groups completed questionnaires before screening was offered, after the offer (not the control group), and in the last trimester of pregnancy. Results: Women with a neutral attitude at baseline who accepted the screening test had a more positive attitude, decliners became more negative and the attitude of the control group did not change. Conclusion: Offering prenatal screening triggers a change in some pregnant women's attitude regarding prenatal testing. This instability of women's attitudes may pose a problem for determining whether some women made an informed choice. Copyright (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.

引用

页码：368 / 374

页数：7

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