Improving communication and informed decision making in prenatal screening and diagnostic testing among women and couples with lower education and literacy

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1034912

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

It is widely accepted that women and couples should be given balanced information to help them make informed choices about undergoing tests to screen for, and diagnose, genetic conditions such as Down syndrome. Current information, however, requires high reading levels and is not suitable for low literacy groups. This research aims to develop and evaluate information to support women and couples with lower education and literacy in making informed choices about prenatal screening and testing.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $329,115.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

access to health care | decision support | health literacy | patient/professional communication | prenatal diagnosis | prenatal screening | qualitative methods | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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