Table 3.
Patient attitudes toward genetic testing in primary care
| Disagree or strongly disagree | Neutral | Agree or strongly agree | ||||
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| The use of genetic tests could lead to discriminationa | 19.4% | 18 | 23.7% | 22 | 57.0% | 53 |
| As long as a disease cannot be treated, I don’t want a genetic test for itb | 68.8% | 64 | 17.2% | 16 | 14.0% | 13 |
| Knowing my risk of getting a serious disease, I would be able to control my life morea | 3.2% | 3 | 15.1% | 14 | 81.7% | 76 |
| To prevent disease I would want to know my risk of getting certain diseasesa | 4.3% | 4 | 7.5% | 7 | 88.2% | 82 |
| I would inform my family about the results of a genetic test for a specific diseaseb | 3.2% | 3 | 8.6% | 8 | 88.2% | 82 |
| I think that the development of genetic testing is a positive medical progressb | 0.0% | 0 | 6.5% | 6 | 93.5% | 87 |
| Not confident/ not comfortable |
Neutral | Confident/comfortable | ||||
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| How confident are you in your PCP’s awareness of genetic testing? | 5.5% | 5 | 38.5% | 35 | 56.0% | 51 |
| How confident are you in your PCP’s knowledge of genetics? | 6.5% | 6 | 36.6% | 34 | 57.0% | 53 |
| How comfortable are you asking about or discussing genetics with your PCP? | 4.3% | 4 | 10.8% | 10 | 84.9% | 79 |