Nomura S, Kawai S, Fukushima T, Katoh H, Osawa G
Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan.
Jpn J Hum Genet. 1994 Dec;39(4):427-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01892388.
A questionnaire carried out among Japanese physicians revealed that a strong demand for genetic counseling among patients and families with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). In contrast, the awareness of physicians regarding genetic counseling for the disease seemed to be low. For example, 66.0% of the respondents to the questionnaire revealed a negative attitude to providing genetic counseling for patients, and 30.7% of the respondents did not know that most types of polycystic kidney disease are inherited disorders. With the advance of scientific research, the demand for genetic counseling among patients is bound to increase. Therefore, the providers of genetic counseling including the physicians are now pressed to improve their services.
一项针对日本医生开展的问卷调查显示，常染色体显性多囊肾病（ADPKD）患者及其家属对遗传咨询有强烈需求。相比之下，医生对该疾病遗传咨询的认知度似乎较低。例如，66.0%的问卷受访者对为患者提供遗传咨询持消极态度，30.7%的受访者不知道大多数类型的多囊肾病是遗传性疾病。随着科学研究的进展，患者对遗传咨询的需求必然会增加。因此，包括医生在内的遗传咨询服务提供者现在迫切需要改善他们的服务。
