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Varied descriptive labelling of the microdeletions |
Explore doctors’ views on use of different labels, for example, risk factor |
| Content |
Trend of offering fewer review appointments |
Explore whether doctors have noticed this trend themselves |
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Explore their views on what might be driving the trend |
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Explore interpretation that resource constraints and increased confidence with these specific microdeletions has led to a decrease in review appointments |
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Evolving nature of genetic knowledge and; |
Explore doctors’ motivations for including these statements |
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the ‘newness’ of microarray |
Explore interpretation that doctors are trying to provide context for lack of certainty and provide hope for the future |
| Thematic/ Discourse |
Prenatal testing and PGD |
Explore doctors’ attitudes towards testing |
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Explore interpretation that doctors have a negative attitude towards testing |
| Thematic/ Discourse |
The importance of knowing - cascade testing and family |
Explore doctors’ attitudes towards cascade testing extended family members |
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planning |
Explore motivation for including recommendation for patient to return to genetics prior to making reproductive decisions |
| Discourse |
Creating certainty |
Explore interpretation that doctors use strong epistemic stance towards the conclusion of the letters to create a sense of certainty in the face of an uncertain result |
| Discourse |
Use of active versus passive language to describe |
Explore whether doctors are conscious of language choice |
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interpretation of result |
Explore motivations for language choice |
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Explore interpretation that doctors are trying to reduce personal responsibility for uncertainty |
