Joann Seo

TL;DR: Findings suggest health literacy affects decision-making preferences in medically underserved patients and more research is needed on how factors, such as patient knowledge or confidence, may influence decision- making preferences, particularly for those with limited health literacy.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a focus on actionable results can be a common ground for all stakeholders in developing a policy for returning individual genome sequencing results.

TL;DR: This qualitative study of 32 African American women analyzed participants’ definitions of family, family communication about health, and collection of family health history information to suggestFamily health history initiatives should address family tensions and communication patterns that affect discussion and collection.

TL;DR: Findings suggest that race/ethnicity may affect responses to genomic risk information and health literacy was negatively associated with number of health habits participants intended to change.

TL;DR: Although participants thought collecting FHH information was important and had positive reactions to both tools, the majority did not use the tools to write down information and instead collected FHH informally, underline the importance of separating the components of FHH collection behaviors to analyze the steps used in FHH creation.