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Genome Empowerment Scale (GEmS)
Year: 2019The GEmS can be used to assess the genomic healthcare empowerment of parents (e.g., the meaning of a diagnosis for their child, emotional management of the process, their confidence in utilizing th
Research Population: ParentsValidation(s):- McConkie-Rosell, A., Schoch, K., Sullivan, J., Spillmann, R. C., Cope, H., Tan, Q. K.-G., Palmer, C. G. S., Undiagnosed Disease Network,, Hooper, S. R., & Shashi, V. (2021). Clinical application of a scale to assess genomic healthcare empowerment (GEmS): Process and illustrative case examples. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Epub ahead of print.
- McConkie-Rosell, A., Schoch, K., Sullivan, J., Cope, Heidi, Spillmann, R. C., Palmer, C. G. S., Pena, Loren, Jiang, Y., Daniels, N., Walley, N., Tan, K. G., Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Hooper, S. R., Shashi, V. (2019). The Genome Empowerment Scale (GEmS): An assessment of parental empowerment in families with undiagnosed diseases. Clinical Genetics, 96(6), 521-531.
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15-Item Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR)
Year: 2019The Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR) measures beliefs about the relationship between genes and race with 15 items.
Research Population: AdultsValidation(s):- Yaylacı, Ş., Roth, W. D., & Jaffe, K. (2019). Measuring racial essentialism in the genomic era: The genetic essentialism scale for race (GESR). Current Psychology, 1-15.
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Trust in Medical Researchers (Full and Short Scales)
Year: 2006Hall and colleagues report the development and validation of 12-item survey and a short form (4-item) survey designed to measure trust in medical researchers.
Research Population: AdultsValidation(s):- Cunningham-Erves, J., Villalta-Gil, V., Wallston, K. A., Boyer, A. P., & Wilkins, C. H. (2019). Racial differences in two measures of trust in biomedical research. Journal of clinical and translational science, 3(2-3), 113-119.
- Hall, M. A., Camacho, F., Lawlor, J. S., DePuy, V., Sugarman, J., & Weinfurt, K. (2006). Measuring trust in medical researchers. Medical care, 44(11), 1048-1053.
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Trust in Medical Researchers Scale
Year: 2006Mainous and colleagues report the development and validation of the 12-item Trust in Medical Resesearchers Scale. This scale is designed to be self-administered.
Research Population: AdultsValidation(s):- Cunningham-Erves, J., Villalta-Gil, V., Wallston, K. A., Boyer, A. P., & Wilkins, C. H. (2019). Racial differences in two measures of trust in biomedical research. Journal of clinical and translational science, 3(2-3), 113-119.
- Mainous, A. G., Smith, D. W., Geesey, M. E., & Tilley, B. C. (2006). Development of a measure to assess patient trust in medical researchers. The Annals of Family Medicine, 4(3), 247-252.
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9-Item Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR)
Year: 2020This version of the Genetic Essentialism Scale for Race (GESR) measures beliefs about the relationship between genes and race with 9 items.
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Eugenics Acceptance Measure
Year: 2021The Eugenics Acceptance Measure contains 15 items that can be completed on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).
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Genetic Essentialistic Tendencies Measure
Year: 2021This scale contains 24 items and assesses the degree to which people have essentialist views of genetic causes.
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Measure of Genetics Knowledge
Year: 2021This measure of knowledge about genetics has 21-items completed on a binary scale. Performance can be scored by summing the number of correct answers (chance performance is 10.5).
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Genetic Literacy Survey
Year: 2015Abrams and colleagues designed the Genetics Literacy Survey to gather information about how the public understands genomics and applies their knowledge in everyday scenarios beyond medical settings
Research Population: AdultsValidation(s):- Abrams, L. R., McBride, C. M., Hooker, G. W., Cappella, J. N., & Koehly, L. M. (2015). The Many Facets of Genetic Literacy: Assessing the Scalability of Multiple Measures for Broad Use in Survey Research. PLOS ONE, 10(10), e0141532.
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Misattributed Paternity Questionnaire
Year: 2017Lowe and colleagues developed a questionnaire containing two scenarios in which misattributed paternity is incidentally discovered, possible courses of action for the doctor in each scenario, and a
Research Population: AdultsContact: [email protected]