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. 2023 Nov 17;5(1):100255. doi: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2023.100255

Table 1.

Relevant survey sections

Sections
Examples of question topics
Number of questionsa
1 Genetic testing in the clinical setting
Use of COVID-19 host genomic information to make decisions related to:
  • Hospital admission

  • Patient care

  • Allocation of scarce resources (e.g., ventilators, medications, treatments, hospital beds)

14
2 Genomic screening in the public health setting
Use of COVID-19 host genomic information to make decisions about:
  • Quarantine or stay-at-home measures

  • School closure policies

  • Travel restrictions

  • Immigration restrictions

  • Prioritization of vaccine distribution

  • Vaccine waivers

21
3 Genetic testing of health professionals in the workforce setting
Use of employee COVID-19 host genomic information by employers to make decisions about:
  • Mandatory workplace genetic testing

  • Confidential genetic testing services

  • Work assignments

  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) restrictions

29b
4 Genomics knowledge, training, and experience
  • Personal experience with genomics

  • Confidence in genomics knowledge

  • Additional training in host genomics

3
5 COVID-19 and infectious-disease experience
  • Professional experience with infectious-disease control

  • PPE and patient experiences during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Testing positive for COVID-19

6
6 Demographics
  • Gender, age, race, ethnicity, US state

  • Work setting, employer type, job title

10
a

Each item in a scale is counted as a separate question.

b

This section included four items that were general questions related to non-COVID diseases (i.e., Ebola and heart disease).