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Assessing Health Behavior Modification for Participants in the OSU-Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative Following Genomic Counseling

McMinn, Megan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149226309823361

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2017, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Genetic Counseling.
Health behavior change is a complex and dynamic process, and remains difficult to predict. Many studies examine the theoretical framework that influences health behavior change; however, few exist to explain the effect of genomic counseling (GC) on health behavior change. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of genomic testing and GC on health behavioral attitudes, intentions and outcomes for participants following receipt of multiple actionable complex disease reports. This study focuses on health behavior change related to health literacy, the transtheoretical model, social support theory and receipt of GC. Sixty-four participants completed surveys to assess health literacy, desires to change behaviors, confidence to change behaviors, stages of change and perceived utility of GC and genomic risk. No discrepancies in health literacy were found. Assessment of desire to change found that those who perceived the utility of genomic risk as most useful identified most with the maintenance stage of change. Additionally, participants who most identified with the contemplation and preparation stages of change had the most intended behavioral changes. Lastly, participants who received informational and instrumental support from GC least identified with being in the action stage of the transtheoretical model. These results provide evidence to support the theory that the stage(s) of behavior change in which a participant exists could influence their behavioral attitudes and modifications, and may be influenced by the types of social support provided by healthcare professionals.
Kevin Sweet, MS, LGC (Advisor)
Shelly Hovick, PhD (Committee Member)
Amanda Toland, PhD (Committee Member)
76 p.
Genetics; Public Health
genomic counseling; personalized medicine; health behavior; behavior change; transtheoretical model; social support

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  • McMinn, M. (2017). Assessing Health Behavior Modification for Participants in the OSU-Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative Following Genomic Counseling [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149226309823361

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McMinn, Megan. Assessing Health Behavior Modification for Participants in the OSU-Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative Following Genomic Counseling. 2017. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149226309823361.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McMinn, Megan. "Assessing Health Behavior Modification for Participants in the OSU-Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative Following Genomic Counseling." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu149226309823361

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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