Development of a motivational interviewing genetic counseling intervention to increase cascade cholesterol screening in families of children with familial hypercholesterolemia

Valerie Kruger; Krista Redlinger-Grosse; Scott T Walters; Erin Ash; Deborah Cragun; Patricia McCarthy Veach; Heather A Zierhut

doi:10.1002/jgc4.1145

Development of a motivational interviewing genetic counseling intervention to increase cascade cholesterol screening in families of children with familial hypercholesterolemia

J Genet Couns. 2019 Oct;28(5):1059-1064. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1145. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Authors

Valerie Kruger¹, Krista Redlinger-Grosse¹, Scott T Walters², Erin Ash³, Deborah Cragun⁴, Patricia McCarthy Veach¹, Heather A Zierhut¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
² School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
³ Genetic Counseling Program, Sarah Lawrence College, Broxville, New York.
⁴ College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

PMID: 31273864
DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1145

No abstract available

Keywords: cascade screening; cascade testing; communication; counseling techniques; familial hypercholesterolemia; genetic counseling; health behavior; motivational interviewing.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Cholesterol / blood*
Communication
Female
Genetic Counseling*
Genetic Testing
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / diagnosis
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / genetics*
Male
Motivational Interviewing*

Substances

Cholesterol