An Exploration of the Psychological Impact of Receiving Information from Genetic Testing and Screening for Adopted and Cared-For Individuals
A review of five studies examined adopted and care-experienced adults’ responses to genetic information. Information could help fill identity gaps but could also create uncertainty and further searching. An empirical component interviewed six health and social care professionals about hypothetical genomic screening and later disclosure, identifying concerns about identity, relationships and isolation.
Limitations: The empirical findings are professional expectations about hypothetical scenarios, not measured adoptee outcomes. The review combines adopted and other care-experienced adults and is not established as UK-only. Six professionals cannot represent all services; genomic information is not assessed here for clinical effectiveness.
- Research type
- Doctoral thesis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: DNA / genetic testing, identity, medical history, research methodology
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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