Role of the general practitioner in the care of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: General practitioner and patient perspectives - Université de Montpellier
Article Dans Une Revue Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine Année : 2018

Role of the general practitioner in the care of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: General practitioner and patient perspectives

Helena Bertet
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Background: General practitioners (GPs) have an increasing role in referring patients with putative mutation in BRCA1/2 genes for genetics consultation and for long-term follow-up of mutation carriers. Methods: We compared the expectations of the GPs' role according to BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and to GPs themselves. Results: Overall, 38% (58/152) of eligible GPs and 70% (176/252) of eligible patients were surveyed. Although 81% of GPs collected the family history, only 24% considered that they know criteria indicating genetics consultation and 39% sufficient knowledge of BRCA1/2 guidelines to answer patients' questions. Twelve% of GPs were aware of the French national guidelines. Among unsatisfied patients, 40% felt that their GP was able to answer (moderately, sufficiently, or completely) specific questions about BRCA1/2 care as compared with 81% in satisfied patients. Only 33% of GPs reported being informed directly by the geneticist about the patients' results. GPs' main expectations for their role in BRCA1/2 carrier care were psychological support and informing relatives about screening (72% and 71%, respectively), which contrasts with the perceptions of patients, who mainly requested medical advice for BRCA1/2-related care (51%).
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hal-03621034 , version 1 (27-03-2022)

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Pierre Vande Perre, Daniel Toledano, Carole Corsini, Elsa Escriba, Marine Laporte, et al.. Role of the general practitioner in the care of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: General practitioner and patient perspectives. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2018, 6, pp.957 - 965. ⟨10.1002/mgg3.464⟩. ⟨hal-03621034⟩
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