«Many of these families had no significant family history and would likely have not been referred to genetic counseling
under routine clinical care,» the authors write.
«The results of this study are groundbreaking because measures of physical activity were derived
from routine clinical care, instead of lengthy physical activity surveys or activity devices in smaller research samples,» said the study's lead author, Huong Nguyen, PhD, RN, of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation.
The goal of this day - long Colloquium is to do an as - is assessment on and discuss opportunities, challenges and solutions to integrating genetic and genomic processes and services
into routine clinical care.
Results showed that the parents in the PPAP group (n = 38) rated their adolescents as having significantly improved in terms of total difficulties, peer difficulties, and conduct difficulties on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, when compared to
the routine clinical care control group (n = 17).
Participants were treated with either (a) 12 sessions of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), (b) 12 sessions of biofeedback - assisted relaxation, or (c)
routine clinical care, serving as a control.