Table 4. Respondents’ confidence in applying pharmacogenetics in their practice settings (n = 617).
| Responses to the self-confidence items | Pharmacists (n = 238) Frequency (%) |
Physicians (n = 379) Frequency (%) |
Total (n = 617) Frequency (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I can identify drugs that need pharmacogenetic testing. | ||||
| Agree | 59 (24.8) | 86 (22.7) | 145 (23.5) | 0.765 |
| Neutral | 104 (43.7) | 176 (46.4) | 280 (45.4) | |
| Disagree | 75 (31.5) | 117 (30.9) | 1.1) | |
| 2. I can identify reliable sources of information regarding pharmacogenetics for healthcare professionals and patients. | ||||
| Agree | 96 (40.3) | 102 (26.9) | 198 (32.1) | 0.002* |
| Neutral | 85 (35.7) | 166 (43.8) | 251 (40.7) | |
| Disagree | 57 (23.9) | 111 (29.3) | 7.2) | |
| 3. I can readily determine the available pharmacogenetic tests within our healthcare system. | ||||
| Agree | 44 (18.5) | 71 (18.7) | 115 (18.6) | 0.899 |
| Neutral | 96 (40.3) | 146 (38.5) | 242 (39.2) | |
| Disagree | 98 (41.2) | 162 (42.7) | 2.1) | |
| 4. I can accurately apply the results of a pharmacogenetic test to drug therapy selection, dosing, or monitoring. | ||||
| Agree | 64 (26.9) | 101 (26.6) | 165 (26.7) | 0.973 |
| Neutral | 97 (40.8) | 152 (40.1) | 249 (40.4) | |
| Disagree | 77 (32.4) | 126 (33.2) | 203 (32.9) | |
*Significant difference between physicians and pharmacists using Chi-square test