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- Algunas consideraciones conceptuales y metodológicas en la investigación sobre el patrón de la conducta Tipo CPublication . Andreu, YolandaEste artículo revisa algunas cuestiones conceptuales y metodológicas presentes en la investigación sobre el patrón comportamental tipo C. Se plantea la complejidad inherente a campos de estudio como el de la enfermedad crónica (el cáncer, en este caso), el ámbito de la personalidad, y, desde luego y en consecuencia, la relación entre ambos. Se discute la cuestión clave respecto a lo que puede considerarse el con,cepto nuclear en el patrón comportamental tipo C: Ael sujeto inhibe conscientemente el componente expresivo de su respuesta emocional o no es siquiera consciente del componente fisiológico de dicha respuesta?. Por último se exponen las ventajas e inconvenientes de íos diferentes diseños usados en la investigación sobre el patrón comportamental tipo C.
- The impact of information given to patients’ families: Breast cancer risk notificationPublication . Ferrandiz, Estrella Dura; Andreu, Yolanda; Galdón, M. JoséABSTRACT: A family history of breast cancer is a clear risk for developing the disease. Therefore, when a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer all her female first degree relatives become population at risk. This involve a number of important aspects to be taken into account by psychooncology professionals. (a) First, in addition to the stress associated with the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in a close relative, first degree relatives of breast cancer patients have the added stress of learning that they are at risk of this disease. (b) Second, these women become the main target of secondary breast cancer prevention strategies. However, various reports show that a considerable percentage of these women do not follow the recommended screening methods. For this reason, it is necesary to study the possible contribution of psychosocial factors, specially health beliefs, in the practice of preventive behavior aimed at preventing breast cancer in this population, and to design strategies to promote preventive practices. (c) Most of the research on health beliefs among women at risk for breat cancer has focused on risk perception. This research as found that some women with a family history of breast cancer have significantly overestimated their risk, while others have underestimated their risk. The need to provide risk counselling schemes for these women is therefore proposed, in order to estimate and advise them of their real risk. (d) Finally, these women may request genetic testing to determine whether they carry genetic mutations (BRCA1, BRCA2, or others) that cause some types of breast cancer. However, it must be remembered that, although many first degree relatives will have heard of and seek «the cancer gene test», currently testing is appropiate and available only for rare individuals. All these issues are reviewed in the present paper.