Decision-making factors in prenatal testing: A systematic review

This review examines the factors that affect the decision-making process of parental couples evaluating prenatal screening and diagnostic tests. A systematic search was performed using PubMed and PsycInfo databases. The 46 included studies had to: investigate the decision-making process about prenat...

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Autores principales: Di Mattei, Valentina, Ferrari, Federica, Perego, Gaia, Tobia, Valentina, Mauro, Fabio, Candiani, Massimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:
Critical Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7809316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33489303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102920987455
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Sumario:This review examines the factors that affect the decision-making process of parental couples evaluating prenatal screening and diagnostic tests. A systematic search was performed using PubMed and PsycInfo databases. The 46 included studies had to: investigate the decision-making process about prenatal testing; focus on tests detecting trisomy 21, 18, 13, and abnormalities of sex chromosomes; be published in English peer-reviewed journals. The decision-making process seems composed of different levels: an individual level with demographic, clinical, and psychological aspects; a contextual level related to the technical features of the test and the information received; a relational level involving family and society.

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