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Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing.

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Haga, SB; Kim, E; Myers, RA; Ginsburg, GS
Published in: J Pers Med
May 24, 2019

Primary care providers (PCPs) will play an important role in precision medicine. However, their lack of training and knowledge about genetics and genomics may limit their ability to advise patients or interpret or utilize test results. We evaluated PCPs' awareness of the role of genetics/genomics in health, knowledge about key concepts in genomic medicine, perception/attitudes towards direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, and their level of confidence/comfort in discussing testing with patients prior to and after undergoing DTC testing through the 23andMe Health + Ancestry Service. A total of 130 PCPs completed the study. Sixty-three percent were board-certified in family practice, 32% graduated between 1991 and 2000, and 88% had heard of 23andMe prior to the study. Seventy-two percent decided to participate in the study to gain a better understanding about testing. At baseline, 23% of respondents indicated comfort discussing genetics as a risk factor for common diseases, increasing to 59% after undergoing personal genetic testing (PGT) (p < 0.01). In summary, we find that undergoing PGT augments physicians' confidence, comfort, and interest in DTC testing.

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J Pers Med

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2075-4426

Publication Date

May 24, 2019

Volume

9

Issue

2

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3206 Medical biotechnology
  • 3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
 

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Haga, S. B., Kim, E., Myers, R. A., & Ginsburg, G. S. (2019). Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing. J Pers Med, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm9020029
Haga, Susanne B., Esther Kim, Rachel A. Myers, and Geoffrey S. Ginsburg. “Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing.J Pers Med 9, no. 2 (May 24, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm9020029.
Haga SB, Kim E, Myers RA, Ginsburg GS. Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing. J Pers Med. 2019 May 24;9(2).
Haga, Susanne B., et al. “Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing.J Pers Med, vol. 9, no. 2, May 2019. Pubmed, doi:10.3390/jpm9020029.
Haga SB, Kim E, Myers RA, Ginsburg GS. Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience with Personal Genetic Testing. J Pers Med. 2019 May 24;9(2).

Published In

J Pers Med

DOI

ISSN

2075-4426

Publication Date

May 24, 2019

Volume

9

Issue

2

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 3206 Medical biotechnology
  • 3205 Medical biochemistry and metabolomics