| Accuracy of reported family history and effectiveness of medical record requests in genetic counseling for Alzheimer disease. | |
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PMID: 20878216 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The University of British Columbia Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (UBCH-CARD) invests significant effort to obtain medical records for the confirmation of patient-reported family histories of dementia. The effectiveness of requesting these records was assessed through a review of the 275 requests made by UBCH-CARD genetic counselors during the 24-month period of January 1, 2005-December 31, 2006. The results were categorized according to outcome. Useful medical records were obtained from 92 (33.5%) requests: 77 (28%) records supported, and 15 (5.5%) records did not support, the patient-reported information. An additional 20 (7.5%) requests yielded only vague information. When verification was possible, patient-reported family histories of Alzheimer disease, dementia, or memory loss were accurate in 84% of cases. During the study period, almost 500 h of genetic counselor work time was spent obtaining, reviewing, and following-up on records received. Changes made to UBCH-CARD procedure in response to these findings are discussed. |
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Emily L R Alexander; Rachel K Butler; Colleen Guimond; Blair Butler; A Dessa Sadovnick |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of genetic counseling Volume: 20 ISSN: 1573-3599 ISO Abbreviation: J Genet Couns Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-02-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9206865 Medline TA: J Genet Couns Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 129-35 Citation Subset: IM |
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Prenatal Biochemistry Laboratory, Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
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