Spiritual Assessment in Genetic Counseling
| Autor: | Nancy Steinberg Warren, William Scrivener, Robert C. Baumiller, Linda M. Reis, Geoffrey G. Yager |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Public health Genetic counseling education Genetic Counseling behavioral disciplines and activities Surveys and Questionnaires Spirituality medicine Feasibility Studies Humans Relevance (information retrieval) Psychology Psychosocial Relevant information Genetics (clinical) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Genetic Counseling. 16:41-52 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3599 1059-7700 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10897-006-9041-8 |
| Popis: | One hundred and twenty seven full members of the National Society of Genetic Counselors participated in this study exploring current spiritual assessment practices of genetic counselors and reactions to a spiritual assessment tool. While 60% of genetic counselors reported they had performed a spiritual assessment within the past year, fewer than 8.7% of these counselors assessed spirituality in more than half of their sessions. Counselors reporting high perceived relevance of spiritual assessment performed an assessment more frequently than those reporting a low perceived relevance. Barriers to spiritual assessment included lack of time, insufficient skills, and uncertainty regarding the role of spiritual assessment within genetic counseling. Almost two-thirds of counselors expressed that having a spiritual assessment tool would increase their ability to elicit relevant information. These data suggest a need for increased training regarding the methods for and relevance of spiritual assessment in genetic counseling. Recommendations for future directions of research are explored. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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