A brief assessment of concerns associated with genetic testing for cancer: The Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) questionnaire

David Cella; Chanita Hughes; Amy Peterman; Chih Hung Chang; Beth N. Peshkin; Marc D. Schwartz; Lari Wenzel; Amy Lemke; Alfred C. Marcus; Caryn Lerman

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.21.6.564

A brief assessment of concerns associated with genetic testing for cancer: The Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) questionnaire

David Cella, Chanita Hughes, Amy Peterman, Chih Hung Chang, Beth N. Peshkin, Marc D. Schwartz, Lari Wenzel, Amy Lemke, Alfred C. Marcus, Caryn Lerman

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The Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) is a new tool to measure the specific impact of result disclosure after genetic testing. The authors compared its performance with that of questionnaires measuring general and cancer-specific distress. Participants (158 women) responded 1 month after they received genetic test results. The women were divided into 4 standard clinical test result groups: BRCA1/2 positive, BRCA1/2 negative, panel negative, and true negative. Factor analysis supported the formation of 3 subscales: Distress (6 items, α = .86), Uncertainty (9 items, α = .77), and Positive Experiences (4 items, α = .75). All 3 MICRA subscales differentiated participants who were BRCA 1/2 positive from the other 3 groups. MICRA thus helps identify subgroups of vulnerable genetic testing participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	564-572
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health Psychology
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.21.6.564
State	Published - Nov 2002

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Cancer genetics
Cancer risk assessment
Genetic testing

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Cella, D., Hughes, C., Peterman, A., Chang, C. H., Peshkin, B. N., Schwartz, M. D., Wenzel, L., Lemke, A., Marcus, A. C., & Lerman, C. (2002). A brief assessment of concerns associated with genetic testing for cancer: The Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) questionnaire. Health Psychology, 21(6), 564-572. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.21.6.564

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