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Evaluation Of A Spanish-Language Educational Tool For Inherited Cancer, Stefania Alastre
Evaluation Of A Spanish-Language Educational Tool For Inherited Cancer, Stefania Alastre
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
A web-based educational tool designed to cover pre-test genetic counseling elements for multi-gene hereditary cancer panel testing increased knowledge and decisional empowerment among an English-speaking cohort actively seeking information about genetic testing. The purpose of this study was to pilot a Spanish-language version of this tool using a pre- post- survey design to assess for changes in knowledge and informed decision making about genetic testing and obtain additional feedback using semi-structured interviews. Spanish-speaking individuals were recruited online. Although several participants expressed that the tool was informative, interesting, and that they liked it, time stamps for the post-survey suggested that most …