Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)
longitudinal study
Participants
false-positive CF screening parents
Interventions
detailed questionnaire
Outcome measures
parents knowledge of CF NBS program
Main results
Five aspects of parental response to a false-positive CF screening test are addressed: (1) parents' knowledge of the Wisconsin neonatal screening program and the CF screening test, (2) parents' understanding about test results, (3) the effects of screening-related anxiety upon parents' feelings, (4) the effects of false-positive screening results upon reproductive plans, and (5) parents' attitudes about the delayed disclosure of test results in the control group.
Keywords: Child; Neonatal Screening; non pharmacological intervention - diagn; non pharmacological intervention - psyco-soc-edu-org; Psychoeducation; screening; diagnostic procedures;