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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2023 Jan 16;32(2):435–461. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1653

TABLE 3.

Barriers

Barriers References
Personal benefit
 No perceived personal benefit from testing Halbert et al. (2017), Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019), Miller, (2020), Nooruddin et al. (2020), Umeukeje et al. (2019)
 Insufficient compensation for research participation Nooruddin et al. (2020)
Burdens of Testing
 Requires giving blood Nooruddin et al. (2020), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011)
 Requires visit to specialist or research location Armstrong et al. (2012), McDonald et al. (2014)
 Time Nooruddin et al. (2020), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011), Parikh et al. (2019)
 Cost Bevan et al. (2003), Gordon et al. (2017), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019), Miller, (2020), Myers et al. (2000)
Access to and Use of Results
 Future insurance discrimination Armstrong et al. (2012), Bevan et al. (2003), Gordon et al. (2017), Gordon et al. (2018), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019
 Loss of confidentiality Bevan et al. (2003), McDonald et al. (2014), Myers et al. (2000), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011)
 Misuse of information Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Nooruddin et al. (2020)
 Financial impact of results Gordon et al. (2018), Halbert, Gandy Jr, et al. (2006), Halbert, Kessler, et al., 2006, Miller, (2020)
 Psychological harm from results Gordon et al. (2018), Halbert, Gandy Jr, et al., 2006, Halbert, Kessler, et al. (2006), Myers et al. (2000), Umeukeje et al. (2019)
 Harm to others Gordon et al. (2018), Umeukeje et al. (2019)
 Stigma Gordon et al. (2018), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019
 Discrimination Bevan et al. (2003), Halbert, Gandy Jr, et al. (2006), Halbert, Kessler, et al. (2006), Halbert et al. (2017), Powell-Young and Spruill (2013), Umeukeje et al. (2019)
Trust
 Fear being used as lab rat Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019
 Mistrust of scientists or healthcare system Armstrong et al. (2012), Gordon et al. (2018), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Kikut et al. (2020), Miller, (2020), Nooruddin et al. (2020), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011), Umeukeje et al. (2019)
 Questionable reliability of science and results Halbert, Gandy Jr, et al. (2006), Halbert, Kessler, et al. (2006), Miller, (2020)
 Required to give DNA Nooruddin et al. (2020), Parikh et al. (2019)
Race
 Genetic ancestry verus race or culture - lack of clarity about who truly is at risk Bevan et al. (2003), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Miller, (2020)
 Racial profiling Gordon et al. (2017)
 Universal testing is more appropriate than race-based testing Bevan et al. (2003), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019)
 Race-specific marketing Armstrong et al. (2012), McDonald et al. (2014)
Communication and Information Needs
 Little discussion of disease within families or community Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011)
 Poor physician knowledge or communication Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019)
 Lack knowledge about genetics or research Halbert et al. (2017), Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019), Ochs-Balcom et al. (2011)
 Lack of clarity about what test results mean for individual Gordon et al. (2018), Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Horowitz et al. (2016)
 Uncertainty about what it means to be at risk Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Amórtegui, et al., 2019, Gordon, Wicklund, et al., 2019, Horowitz et al. (2016)
 Overall need for more health and genetic information Gustafson et al. (2007), Horowitz et al. (2016), Miller, (2020)
 Lack of clarity about how African American identity is connected to APOL1 variants Gordon et al. (2018)
 Need for more community education and improved communication regarding APOL1 and SC Mayo-Gamble et al. (2019), Umeukeje et al. (2019), Young et al. (2019)
Clinicians' Concerns
 Tests of unknown significance Koraishy et al. (2018)
 Cost Koraishy et al. (2018)
 Uncomfortable using race in testing/ethical concerns with testing Horowitz et al. (2014), Koraishy et al. (2018)
 Feel ill-prepared to address genetics Horowitz et al. (2014), Horowitz et al. (2016), Powell-Young and Spruill (2013)
 Testing could result in discrimination against minorities Powell-Young and Spruill (2013)