Table 4.
Clinical geneticists' attitudes regarding the replacement of a face-to-face consultation with a telephone consultation within and outside of the context of an established doctor-patient relationship.
| Scenario/Type of test | Strongly disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neither agree or disagree | Somewhat agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WITHOUT the context of an established physician-patient relationship, it is acceptable to replace a face-to-face medical genetic supervision (by a medical doctor) with telephone supervision (by a medical doctor) | 63% (74/117) |
21% (24/117) |
5% (6/117) |
11% (13/117) |
0/117 (0%) |
| WITHIN the context of an established physician-patient relationship, it is acceptable to replace face-to-face medical genetic supervision (by a medical doctor) with telephone supervision (by a medical doctor)? | 25% (29/118) |
27% (32/118) |
8% (9/118) |
33% (39/118) |
8% (9/118) |