Optimizing risk‐reducing surgery and aspirin decision aids for Lynch syndrome carriers using the person‐based approach: A think‐aloud interview study.

Lynch syndrome "carriers" carry a germline pathogenic variant conferring gene‐, sex‐, and organ‐specific increased cancer risks. They are presented with difficult, interrelated choices over their lifetime. This study was part of a larger project to codesign a health intervention, Lynch Choices™ http...

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Publicado en:Journal of Genetic Counseling Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 1 - 21
Autores principales: Kohut, Kelly, Morton, Kate, Turner, Lesley, Foster, Rebecca, Bancroft, Elizabeth K., Burn, John, Crosbie, Emma J., Dominguez‐Valentin, Mev, Esplen, Mary Jane, Hanson, Helen, Hurley, Karen, Moller, Pål, Ryan, Neil, Snape, Katie, Dale, Caroline, Duncombe, Sue, Gold, Rochelle, Patton, Sonia, Rook, Warren, Stephens, Richard
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2025
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          Kohut, Kelly
          Morton, Kate
          Turner, Lesley
          Foster, Rebecca
          Bancroft, Elizabeth K.
          Burn, John
          Crosbie, Emma J.
          Dominguez‐Valentin, Mev
          Esplen, Mary Jane
          Hanson, Helen
          Hurley, Karen
          Moller, Pål
          Ryan, Neil
          Snape, Katie
          Dale, Caroline
          Duncombe, Sue
          Gold, Rochelle
          Patton, Sonia
          Rook, Warren
          Stephens, Richard
        affil: Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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          Surgery, Prophylactic
          Aspirin
          Decision Support Techniques
          Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Familial and Genetic
          Risk Management
          Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Risk Factors
          Genetic Counseling
          Human
          Thematic Analysis
          Decision Making, Shared
          Cancer Patients
          Psycho-Oncology
          Funding Source
          Qualitative Studies
          Male
          Patient Centered Care
          Cancer Screening
          Male
      ab: Lynch syndrome "carriers" carry a germline pathogenic variant conferring gene‐, sex‐, and organ‐specific increased cancer risks. They are presented with difficult, interrelated choices over their lifetime. This study was part of a larger project to codesign a health intervention, Lynch Choices™ https://canchoose.org.uk to provide an information hub and decision support for carriers, their family members, and clinicians. This study aimed to answer the research question: What content, framing, and design elements of a decision aid for genetic cancer risk management are important to Lynch syndrome carriers? Adult carriers were invited to a think‐aloud interview to hear their thoughts about a prototype version of Lynch Choices™ containing values‐clarification exercises. The first half of interviews focused on the gynecological risk‐reducing surgery and the second half on the aspirin decision aid. Twenty carriers (eight men) were interviewed, half of whom had a personal history of cancer. Iterative refinement of Lynch Choices™ content and design was completed between interviews using a transparent table of changes from the person‐based approach. Following the interviews, reflexive thematic analysis was applied to the entire qualitative dataset. Three themes were constructed to guide further optimization and make recommendations for improved cancer risk communication in clinical practice. The three themes were: (1) Interpreting gene‐specific cancer risks and "What does it mean to me?"; (2) Words matter: Careful phrasing is important to feel understood; (3) Decision aids: They can help but might trigger emotions. Think‐aloud interviews provided in‐depth insight into the psychosocial context of carriers. This informed optimization of the decision aid to support engagement and promote shared decision making with healthcare professionals. The learning from this study had broader implications beyond decision aid development, to understanding preferences, needs, and experiences regarding genetic cancer risk communication and decision support.
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