The Educational Needs and Professional Roles of Canadian Physicians and Nurses regarding Genetic Testing and Adult Onset Hereditary Disease

Bottorff, Joan L.; Blaine, Sean M.; Carroll, June C.; Esplen, Mary Jane; Evans, Jane; Klimek, Mary Lou; Meschino, Wendy S.; Ritvo, Paul

doi:10.1159/000084775

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“…In the study reported in this review by Bottorff et al [35] it is clear that nurses' knowledge of genetics was much less satisfactory than that of physicians in the study. This may not be surprising since the analysis indicated that the majority of respondents to the reviews studies had not received formal education in genetics.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…In Bottorff et al's [35] study, nearly half of the nurses and almost a third of the physicians reported receiving no formal education in genetics. Only 7% of the nurses reported completing semester courses in genetics.…”

Section: Genetics Educationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Bottorff et al [35] conducted a study to investigate the knowledge, professional involvement and confidence of Canadian nurses and physicians in providing genetic services for adult onset hereditary disease. The authors stated that the opportunity to do this comparison provided information about potential areas for multidisciplinary collaboration in education programs and for arrangement of health care services to support the provision of genetic services.…”

Section: Nurses' Actual Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

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A systematic review of nurses’ knowledge of genetics

Godino

Skirton²

2012

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Background: Given the current emphasis on genetics as a relatively new topic in the field of mainstream healthcare, it is interesting to note that authors suggested that genetics should be included in nursing curricula almost fifty years ago. Genetics has been important to the role of nurses in specific specialities for some years. However, some studies reported that the current training with respect to genetics for nurses did not enable them to acquire the necessary skills for their work. The aims and objectives of this review were to examine the available evidence on genetics knowledge of nurses. Methods:We conducted a systematic review.

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A systematic review of nurses’ knowledge of genetics

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Skirton²

2012

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“…In its 2003 White Paper on genetics, the UK Department of Health emphasized that education for health professionals is vital if advances in genetics are to be translated effectively into everyday practice (Waters 2004). Therefore, the development of educational programs for nursing knowledge and counseling as well as basic curricula in genetic nursing at universities are essential for the near future (Kim 2003;Bottorff et al 2005).…”

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Nurses' Professed Knowledge of Genetics and Genetic Counseling

Tomatir

Sorkun

Demirhan

et al. 2006

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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All over the world, the increased awareness of the importance of early diagnosis of genetic diseases has given them priority in primary health care. However, more recent surveys indicate that genetics content is still lacking in nursing curricula. This survey aimed to measure the current status of primary care nurses' knowledge about genetics and genetic counseling, and the educational needs of nurses related to human genetics in the Denizli region of Turkey. This area in western Turkey has an 11.7% rate of consanguineous marriages; about 3.5% of the population are hemoglobinopathies carrier and 3.2% are thalassemia carriers. Data were collected on forms that aimed to obtain information about nurses' approaches to genetics and genetic counseling. A total of 86 of 106 nurses working in Denizli province returned the questionnaire (response rate of 81.1%). Phenylketonuria, at 61.5%, and Cooley's anemia, at 60.0%, were identified as the subjects these nurses were most knowledgeable about in terms of genetic disorders. A high percentage of nurses admitted they had insufficient knowledge about the genetic basis of diseases (96.4%), inheritance patterns (98.9%), ethical and legal issues (100.0%), genetic counseling (100.0%), gene testing (95.9%), and genetic engineering (97.9%). About 67% of nurses stated they would like to attend a training course on these subjects. As a result of this study a genetics course is planned for nurses so they can actively participate in the prevention and early diagnosis of genetic diseases.

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“…Overall, the survey found a positive correlation between the nurses' level of knowledge and their degree of interest in genetics. Bottorff et al [20] studied the educational needs and professional roles of Canadian physicians and nurses, and they reported that 48% of physicians and 31%…”

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confidence: 99%

Special Education Teachers’ Knowledge about Genetic Disorders

Yılmaz¹,

Ayhan²,

Göktaş³

et al. 2016

Nevşehir Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi

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The purpose of this work is to determine the knowledge level of the special education teachers about genetic disorders. A total of 83 teachers' from working on special education centers were used. Knowledge of cell division was the highest among participants (33.7%). However, majority of the participants specified that they had no information about genetic counselling (80.7%), prenatal genetic diagnosis (79.5%), polygenic inheritance (72.3%), mitochondrial inheritance (71.1%), autosomal dominant and recessive genes (65.1% and 63,9% respectively). The majority of the participants were mostly aware of Down syndrome (69.9%) followed by Rh factor (31.3%), diabetes (27.7%), muscular dystrophy (24.1%) and albinism (24.1%). Our results showed that the majority of respondents were lack of adequately enough genetic knowledge.Keywords: Genetic disorders, counselling, knowledge, teachers, special education Genetik Hastalıklar Konusunda Özel Eğitim Öğretmenlerinin Bilgi Düzeyleri ÖzBu çalışmanın amacı özel eğitim öğretmenlerinin genetik hastalıklar konusunda bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesidir. Total olarak 83 özel eğitimde çalışan öğretmen çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Hücre bölünmesi katılımcılar arasında en fazla bilinen bilgi olarak tespit edilmiştir (33.7%). Bununla birlikte katılımcıların çoğu genetik danışmanlık (80.7%), prenatal genetik tanı (79.5%), polygenic kalıtım (72.3%), mitokondriyal kalıtım (71.1%), otozomal dominant and resesif genler (65.1% and 63,9% respectively) konusunda bilgilerinin olmadığını belirtmişlerdir. Katılımcıların büyük çoğunluğu Down sendromu (69.9%) Rh faktörü (31.3%), diabet (27.7%), kas distrofisi (24.1%) ve albinizm (24.1%) konularında bilgiye sahip olduklarını belirtmişlerdir. Sonuçlarımız katılımcıların büyük bir çoğunluğunun yeterli genetik bilgiye sahip olmadıklarını göstermiştir.

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The Educational Needs and Professional Roles of Canadian Physicians and Nurses regarding Genetic Testing and Adult Onset Hereditary Disease

Cited by 46 publications

References 20 publications

A systematic review of nurses’ knowledge of genetics

A systematic review of nurses’ knowledge of genetics

Nurses' Professed Knowledge of Genetics and Genetic Counseling

Special Education Teachers’ Knowledge about Genetic Disorders

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