Does a hospital or hospital appointments do questionnaires asking for family history

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Do hospitals or hospital appointments give questionnaires about family history of conditions?

This is just a question.

I need to ask a member of my mother's side of the family about an age related condition and if it runs in the family and I was thinking about telling her the hospital wants me to fill in a questionnaire.

Yeah during pregnancy they ask about a number of disease that have a genetic component.

What type of disease are we talking about?

I need to see if dementia runs in the family. My mother is t very great at times and I would like to aske a member of her family about it but to do so in a very subtle manner.

They can do yes. I had to ask my family when I was pregnant and it was the only time my parent had discussed a condition in the family with me.

It's pretty normal. I've been asked about my family background related to bowel cancer - that my dad died of, and about my mum's breast cancer.

Lots of conditions are related to genetics. It's a sensible place to start.

Dementia is so common I don't think it needs to run in the family to be a concern.

I had an appointment at the breast clinic a few months back (all was well)
Thay asked if would answer some questions regarding my family/parents/relatives and about any health conditions they may have had

I need to see if it runs in the family because that will likely help me knowing if it runs in the family.

I know one of my uncles has some issues but my mother never talked about it. He would have been mid 50s and it was after an accident, he turned all loopy. I don't know if it's dementia or something else.

You would likely be asked about family medical history at a hospital appointment, less likely to be given a questionnaire to fill in (although sometimes you might be).

Going “all loopy” after an accident could be due to a brain injury.

In all of my recent appointments, they have only specifically asked about parents or siblings. So not grandparents, cousins etc. This was in two pregnancies (NHS) and two private healthchecks in between. I guess it might differ if you are seeing a consultant about specific concerns?

Hospitals sometimes do, life insurance applications pretty much always delve into great detail about yours and your families medical history, so that would be another option.

If it was in the family you would probably know about it. When I've been asked about dementia they only wanted to know about grandparents and parents and if it was early onset (under 70).

A brain injury or learning disability can make you susceptible to some types of dementia and susceptible to developing it younger too. If his came after an accident it is unlikely to be genetic

Is it that you think your mum has some symptoms of dementia? Most dementias are not inherited so I'm not sure this family history will help you decide what to do.

Info on family risk...
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/risk-factors-and-prevention/is-dementia-hereditary

Helpful page from the NHS here...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/about-dementia/worried-someone-has-dementia/#:~:text=If%20someone%20you%20know%20is,might%20be%20experiencing%20memory%20loss.

An injury can cause dementia so it is unlikely this one family member would be a sole indicator of genetic dementia ( which is incredibly rare, over 99% of alzheimers cases are sporadic with age being the biggest risk factor).

If you suspect your mum had dementia have you tried talking to her / raise your concerns with her GP.