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12.01.2022 | Magnetic Resonance

Impact of incidental findings on young adult participants in brain imaging research: an interview study

verfasst von: Anke J. M. Oerlemans, Daniëlle M. H. Barendregt, Sabine C. Kooijman, Eline M. Bunnik

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 6/2022

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Abstract

Objectives

The current study aims to investigate young adult research participants’ experiences with and preferences regarding the disclosure of MRI incidental findings (IFs) in brain imaging research, and to elucidate the impact and long-term effects of IF disclosure on these participants.

Methods

We conducted 11 semi-structured interviews with 10 research participants to whom an IF was disclosed after they participated in brain MRI research at the Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (DCCN) in the Netherlands. Interview transcripts were analyzed using the constant comparative method.

Results

The analysis yielded five themes regarding the impact of IF disclosure: the initial shock of disclosure, a period of uncertainty, results of the follow-up examination, long-term impact, and participants’ biomedical background. Participants were primarily impacted by the uncertainty in the period immediately following IF disclosure. For our participants, disclosure has had no health benefits and some, albeit mostly temporary and limited, negative impact.

Conclusions

Our study suggests that it is important to carefully consider IF disclosure in a population of young healthy participants and emphasizes the relevance of systematic, large-scale follow-up studies to monitor risks and benefits of IF disclosure in this population. The insights from this study can be of added value to improve current research procedures or frameworks for the management and disclosure of IFs in imaging studies.

Key Points

• Participants were primarily impacted by the uncertainty in the period immediately following IF disclosure.
• Our study suggests that it is important to carefully consider IF disclosure in a population of healthy young adult participants.
• Our study emphasizes the relevance of systematic, large-scale follow-up studies to monitor the risks and benefits of IF disclosure in this population.
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Metadaten
Titel
Impact of incidental findings on young adult participants in brain imaging research: an interview study
verfasst von
Anke J. M. Oerlemans
Daniëlle M. H. Barendregt
Sabine C. Kooijman
Eline M. Bunnik
Publikationsdatum
12.01.2022
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-08474-9

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