2018
Psychosocial Profiles of Parents of Children with Undiagnosed Diseases: Managing Well or Just Managing?
McConkie‐Rosell A, Hooper SR, Pena LDM, Schoch K, Spillmann RC, Jiang Y, Cope H, Network U, Palmer C, Shashi V. Psychosocial Profiles of Parents of Children with Undiagnosed Diseases: Managing Well or Just Managing? Journal Of Genetic Counseling 2018, 27: 935-946. PMID: 29297108, PMCID: PMC6028305, DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0193-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial profileHealth care empowermentPsychological needsParents’ psychological needsHigh emotional costParents of childrenAnxiety symptomsEmotional costsUndiagnosed childrenOlder childrenGender differencesParentsUndiagnosed diseaseClinical sitesAnxietyChildrenUndiagnosed Diseases NetworkDegree toleranceHealth care engagementDepressionChronic illnessCare engagementClinical evaluationMedical findingsEmpowerment
2016
Not the End of the Odyssey: Parental Perceptions of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in Pediatric Undiagnosed Disorders
Rosell AM, Pena LD, Schoch K, Spillmann R, Sullivan J, Hooper SR, Jiang Y, Mathey‐Andrews N, Goldstein DB, Shashi V. Not the End of the Odyssey: Parental Perceptions of Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in Pediatric Undiagnosed Disorders. Journal Of Genetic Counseling 2016, 25: 1019-1031. PMID: 26868367, DOI: 10.1007/s10897-016-9933-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingLikely diagnosisParental perceptionsRetrospective semi-structured interviewsMedical careWES findingsExome sequencingParents of childrenNegative genetic testing resultsGenetic testing resultsChild's medical careRare genetic disorderClinical diagnostic categoriesParental expectationsSense of isolationParental motivationDefinite diagnosisPrimary diagnosisRare disorderSemi-structured interviewsEducational professionalsSpecific treatmentUndiagnosed disordersPossible diagnosisRecurrence risk