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. 2024 Feb 14;9:10. doi: 10.1038/s41525-024-00399-8

Table 2.

Attributes and attribute levels

Attributes Levels
1. Opportunity to change the choices you made about additional findings over time1 No
Yes
2. How the results of additional analysis are returned to you when there is an additional finding Electronically through a secure online portal
Directly, telehealth or phone
Directly, in person
3. Who returns the results of additional analysis to you when there is an additional finding (relevant only when results are returned directly) Noone
Your general practitioner
A relevant medical specialist
A genetic counsellor
A clinical genetics specialist
4. How the results of additional analysis are returned to you when there is NOT an additional finding Electronically through a secure online portal
Directly, telehealth or phone
Directly, in person
5. Who returns the results of additional analysis to you when there is NOT an additional finding (relevant only when results are returned directly) Noone
Your general practitioner
A relevant medical specialist
A genetic counsellor
A clinical genetics specialist
6. How long is the waiting period for seeing a medical specialist if there is an additional finding 2 weeks
2 months
6 months
7. Options for accessing additional information if there is an additional finding Additional online information is not available
You will be given immediate access to relevant high-quality online resources
8. What happens if new information relevant to your results becomes available No updates will be provided automatically
Updates will be provided upon request
Updates will be provided automatically in a secure online portal
9. Cost of testing to you (AU$) 250
500
1000
2000

1such as the choice to delay the decision to receive additional findings (AF), receive a different type of AF, or opt-out of receiving AF at all.