Parent Experience With False-Positive Newborn Screening Results for Cystic Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Robin Z. Hayeems,
Fiona A. Miller,
Carolyn J. Barg,
Yvonne Bombard,
Elizabeth N. Kerr,
Karen Tam,
June C. Carroll,
Beth K. Potter,
Pranesh Chakraborty,
Christine Davies,
Jennifer Milburn,
Sarah Patton,
Jessica Bytautas,
Louise Taylor,
April Price,
Tanja Gonska,
Katherine Keenan,
Félix Ratjen,
Astrid Guttmann
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2016-1052
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , distress , newborn screening , cystic fibrosis , cohort , pediatrics , family medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology
The risk of psychosocial harm in families of infants with false-positive (FP) newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) results for cystic fibrosis (CF) is a longstanding concern. Whether well designed retrieval and confirmatory testing systems can mitigate risks remains unknown.
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