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Aguilar, M. C., Dinenberg, M., Kaye, C. I., & Kolb, S. E. (1999). Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings. Journal of community health, 24(1), 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018765215470
Aguilar, M C, et al. "Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings." Journal of community health vol. 24,1 (1999): 45-59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018765215470
Aguilar MC, Dinenberg M, Kaye CI, Kolb SE. Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings. J Community Health. 1999 Feb;24(1):45-59. doi: 10.1023/a:1018765215470. PMID: 10036647.
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J Community Health. 1999 Feb;24(1):45-59. doi: 10.1023/a:1018765215470.

Genetics education for primary care providers in community health settings.

Journal of community health

M C Aguilar, M Dinenberg, C I Kaye, S E Kolb

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  1. University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA.

PMID: 10036647 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018765215470

Abstract

Patients who are in need of genetic services are often inappropriately managed, in part due to inadequate knowledge of genetic issues among primary health care providers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a genetics education program on the knowledge and attitudes of primary care providers in community health settings. A total of one hundred twenty-one primary care providers who work in Texas Public Health Region VIII participated in an educational program designed to provide basic genetics information. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used to assess knowledge and attitudes of subjects, and comparisons were made pre and post intervention. Pretest assessment revealed less than adequate knowledge about basic genetic principles and relatively positive attitudes among the subjects. Following the program, there were statistically significant increases in both knowledge about genetic conditions (P = .001) and attitudes toward provision of genetic services (P = .001). These results indicate that primary health care providers, motivated to learn complex materials and new skills in order to assist their patients, can do so in a relatively short time period.

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