Table 5:
Characteristics of Included Studies on Health Care Professionals’ Understanding of NIPT
| Author, Year, Country | N | Response Rate | Survey Method | Health Care Providers | Study Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer et al, 2016,60 United States | 103 | 20.6% | Online survey sent to health care providers within a database for qualitative and quantitative research | Obstetricians | Ariosa Diagnostics |
| Filoche et al, 2017,61 New Zealand | 134 | 32% | Online survey sent to New Zealand–based Royal Australian and New Zealand Committee of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists members | Obstetricians and gynecologists | Lotteries Health Research–Te Tahua Rangahau Hauoratanga |
| Haymon et al, 2014,62 United States | 278 | 18.5% | Online survey sent to database of maternal–fetal medicine specialists | Maternal–fetal medicine specialists | Northwestern University Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Center for Genetic Medicine of the Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Mayes et al, 2016,63 United States | 985 | 78% | Survey of physicians in the obstetrical department at University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science | Obstetricians and gynecologists | Not reported |
| Musci et al, 2013,64 United States | 101 | 11.2% | Online survey sent to database of 900 obstetrician-gynecologists | Obstetricians and gynecologists | Ariosa Diagnostics |
| Sayres et al, 2011,65 United States | 62 | 34% | Paper survey distributed at continuing education course on obstetrics and gynecology | Obstetricians and gynecologists | Center for Integrating Ethics and Genetics Research grant |
| Swaney et al, 2016,66 United States | 160 | 42.3% | Online survey to database of United States maternal–fetal medicine fellows who are members of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Maternal–fetal medicine fellows | None |
Abbreviation: NIPT, noninvasive prenatal testing.