Communicating Risk With Relatives in a Familial Hypercholesterolemia Cascade Screening Program: A Summary of the Evidence.

CONCLUSIONS:: Most studies support direct contact of relatives via letter, mailed from the provider. Provider-initiated communication more often resulted in relatives being tested when compared with other methods of communication. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS:: On the basis of the literature, family members of current FH patients will be more likely to present to a provider for cascade screening if they receive written communication from the provider. PMID: 24831729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research