Genetic Counseling Enhances Patient Empowerment in fCRC

Genetic counseling for patients with familial colorectal cancer resulted in improved feelings of empowerment, decreased depression, and reduced emotional distress.

Emotional distress appeared to have a moderating effect; those with lower initial levels of emotional distress benefited more from genetic counseling in terms of empowerment .

"Empowerment is particularly important for these patients, since not only does it help them feel they can make real, informed choices, but it also aids their ability to manage their feelings and make plans for the future," Andrada Ciuca, PhD, with Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, said in a statement."An interesting finding was that the more anxiety decreased after their counseling session, the greater the impact was on their empowerment.

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