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Using the common sense model to understand perceived cancer risk in individuals testing for BRCA1/2 mutations.
Psycho-oncology - 1 Jan 2005
Kelly Kimberly, Leventhal Howard, Andrykowski Michael, Toppmeyer Deborah, Much Judy, Dermody James, Marvin Monica, Baran Jill, Schwalb Marvin
Abstract excerpt
The common sense model posits that individuals' understanding of illness is based upon somatic symptoms and life experiences and thus may differ significantly from the biomedical view of illness. The current study used the common sense model to understand cancer risk perceptions in 99 individuals testing for BRCA1/2 mutations. Specifically, we examined change from post-counseling to post-result in (1) absolute...
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