TY - JOUR AU - Lieb, Marietta AU - Tagay, Sefik AU - Breidenstein, Anja AU - Hepp, Tobias AU - Le Guin, Claudia H. D. AU - Scheel, Jennifer AU - Lohmann, Dietmar R. AU - Bornfeld, Norbert AU - Teufel, Martin AU - Erim, Yesim PY - 2020 DA - 2020/01/31 TI - Psychosocial impact of prognostic genetic testing in uveal melanoma patients: a controlled prospective clinical observational study JO - BMC Psychology SP - 8 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - The risk of metastases in uveal melanoma can accurately be estimated through genetic analysis of the tumor. A growing number of patients decide to receive information on their prognosis, although this can be extremely burdensome. Studies on the psychosocial impact of testing are sparse. The objective of this study was to examine traits of patients opting for prognostication, to investigate its psychosocial impact and the use of psycho-oncological services over time. We further examined characteristics of patients utilizing these services and risk factors of prolonged psychological distress. SN - 2050-7283 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-0371-3 DO - 10.1186/s40359-020-0371-3 ID - Lieb2020 ER -