Parents' Perspectives on the Utility of Genomic Sequencing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: It is critical to understand the wide-ranging clinical and non-clinical effects of genome sequencing (GS) for parents in the NICU context. We assessed parents' experiences with GS as a first-line diagnostic tool for infants with suspected genetic conditions in the NICU.

METHODS: Parents of newborns (N = 62) suspected of having a genetic condition were recruited across five hospitals in the southeast United States as part of the SouthSeq study. Semi-structured interviews (N = 78) were conducted after parents received their child's sequencing result (positive, negative, or variants of unknown significance). Thematic analysis was performed on all interviews.

RESULTS: Key themes included that (1) GS in infancy is important for reproductive decision making, preparing for the child's future care, ending the diagnostic odyssey, and sharing results with care providers; (2) the timing of disclosure was acceptable for most parents, although many reported the NICU environment was overwhelming; and (3) parents deny that receiving GS results during infancy exacerbated parent-infant bonding, and reported variable impact on their feelings of guilt.

CONCLUSION: Parents reported that GS during the neonatal period was useful because it provided a "backbone" for their child's care. Parents did not consistently endorse negative impacts like interference with parent-infant bonding.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of personalized medicine - 13(2023), 7 vom: 21. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lemke, Amy A [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Michelle L [VerfasserIn]
Gimpel, Emily C [VerfasserIn]
McNamara, Katelyn C [VerfasserIn]
Rich, Carla A [VerfasserIn]
Finnila, Candice R [VerfasserIn]
Cochran, Meagan E [VerfasserIn]
Lawlor, James M J [VerfasserIn]
East, Kelly M [VerfasserIn]
Bowling, Kevin M [VerfasserIn]
Latner, Donald R [VerfasserIn]
Hiatt, Susan M [VerfasserIn]
Amaral, Michelle D [VerfasserIn]
Kelley, Whitley V [VerfasserIn]
Greve, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Gray, David E [VerfasserIn]
Felker, Stephanie A [VerfasserIn]
Meddaugh, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Cannon, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Luedecke, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Kelly E [VerfasserIn]
Hendon, Laura G [VerfasserIn]
Janani, Hillary M [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Marla [VerfasserIn]
Merin, Lee Ann [VerfasserIn]
Deans, Sarah L [VerfasserIn]
Tuura, Carly [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, Trent [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Heather [VerfasserIn]
Laborde, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Neu, Matthew B [VerfasserIn]
Patrick-Esteve, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Hurst, Anna C E [VerfasserIn]
Kirmse, Brian M [VerfasserIn]
Savich, Renate [VerfasserIn]
Spedale, Steven B [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Sara J [VerfasserIn]
Barsh, Gregory S [VerfasserIn]
Korf, Bruce R [VerfasserIn]
Cooper, Gregory M [VerfasserIn]
Brothers, Kyle B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Genome sequencing
Journal Article
Parent–infant bonding
Parental guilt
Timing of disclosure of results
Utility

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jpm13071026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360115098