Table 3.
Genetic counselors' confidence in their ability to do specific actions for patients with BRCA VUS results (N = 398).
| Confidence | Not at all/Somewhat Confident n (%)a |
Moderately Confident n (%)a |
Very Confident n (%)a |
Extremely Confident n (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident with your understanding of BRCA VUS results | 9 (2.3) | 39 (9.8) | 160 (40.2) | 168 (42.2) |
| Explain a BRCA VUS result to a patient | 3 (0.8) | 23 (5.8) | 154 (38.7) | 199 (50.0) |
| Increase a patient's understanding about the meaning of a BRCA VUS test result | 5 (1.3) | 47 (11.8) | 155 (38.9) | 171 (43.0) |
| Achieve high levels of patient understanding in the genetic counseling and testing process for patients with a BRCA VUS result | 17 (4.3) | 109 (27.4) | 166 (41.7) | 84 (21.1) |
| Discuss clinical management options with patients who have a BRCA VUS result | 28 (7.0) | 100 (25.1) | 144 (36.2) | 105 (26.4) |
a
Percentages may not sum 100 due to missing data.
Note: “Not at all confident” and “Somewhat confident” groups were combined due to low frequencies.
Abbreviations: VUS, variant of uncertain significance