Kenen and Preters designed the Colored Ecological and Genetic Relational Map (CEGRM), a pictoral map used to organize information about client relationships with biological and non-biological kin, for use in genetic counselling research with members of families with suspected risk of cancer or late-onset inherited disorders. Three relationship categories are included in a CEGRM including: 1) "information" or people with whom the client shares genetic and health information, 2) "service" or people who facilitate the client's genetic counseling appointment, and 3) "emotions" or people with whom clients would share their feelings about familial cancer risk or whose feelings they would consider when deciding to go for counseling or testing. Genetic counsellors can direct clients to construct a CEGRM or construct it themselves using information provided by clients.

Peshkin and colleagues developed and tested the Pediatric BRCA1/2 Testing Attitudes Scale (P-TAS) to assess parental attitudes about and interest in testing their minor children for BRCA 1/2 mutations, which have been linked to breast and/or ovarian cancer risk. Item development was based on literature review and the research and counseling experiences of the authors. This 11-item instrument may be integrated into genetic counseling research or used to identify subgroups of parents who are highly motivated to have their children tested.

Abrams 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, including in the marketplace and mass media. Aiming to fit the hierarchy of knowledge framework outlined within
E.M. Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations, the authors created a survey that measures three, scaled dimensions of genetic literacy (term familiarity, practical skills, and factual knowledge).

This post-return of genetic test results survey assesses the psychosocial impact of receiving genomic findings by measuring how much participants had specific feelings such as anxiousness, nervousness, uncertainty, etc, in the past week.

This post-return of child genetic test results survey for parents assesses the psychosocial impact of receiving genomic findings by measuring how much participants had specific feelings such as anxiousness, nervousness, uncertainty, etc, in the past week.

Fagerlin and colleagues developed the Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS) to distinguish low- and high quantitative ability individuals for use with patients that need to understand the risks of medical treatments. The SNS is a self report numeracy measure.

Rose and colleagues developed a 10-item scale to measure distrust of the United States healthcare system (defined as hospitals, health insurance companies, and medical research) for use in the investigation of its prevalence, causes, and effects.

Ware and colleagues developed the SF-12, a shortened version of the 36-item short-form (SF-36) health survey, to measure physical and mental health in studies with large samples or constraints on questionnaire length.