Attitudes of families to some aspects of Huntington's chorea.
One hundred and fifty-three complete questionnaires received from families with a history of Huntington's chorea were analysed to discover their attitudes towards the disease. Of special interest were: (a) how and when they were first informed about their illness; (b) what effects the knowledge of the hereditary aspects of the disease had on them and on their children; and (c) their reaction to a possible future predictive test.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy