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. 2022 Feb 23;1:23. Originally published 2021 Nov 22. [Version 2] doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13236.2

Table 1. Summary of survey measures.

Survey domain Description Time 1 Time 2
Participant characteristics and personality traits
Participant characteristics Child age, parent/carer age, gender, education, number of children, ethnicity, religion and
religiosity, income
X
General anxiety Generalised Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7). A seven-item measure for screening
and severity measuring generalised anxiety disorder. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert
scale 74
Resilience Brief resilience scale. A six-item measure for assessing the ability to bounce back or
recover from stress. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale 81 .
X
Intolerance for
Uncertainty
Short version of the Intolerance for Uncertainty scale. A 12-item measure for assessing
intolerance for uncertainty. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale 80 .
X
Attributes of informed decision-making
Knowledge Nine-item knowledge of genome sequencing (KOGS) measure that is context-neutral and
focuses on what is involved in having genome sequencing (including ‘what is a genome’),
and the limitations and uncertainties of genome sequencing. Each statement is rated as
either true, false or don’t know 71 . In addition, we will include a number of knowledge items
developed specifically for the this study which relate to the way that the Service is being
offered.
X
Attitude Five-item scale examining general attitudes to genome sequencing e.g. harmful
– beneficial, unimportant – important, measured on a five-point Likert scale 18 .
Self-reported informed
decision-making
Question used previously in survey on genome sequencing in the 100,000 Genomes
Project 18 .
X
Decisional conflict Sixteen-item measure with five-point Likert scale which assess decisional certainty or
conflict about a healthcare decision 73
X
Decisional-regret Five-item measure with five-point likert scale which assesses regret or remorse about a
healthcare decision, with scores ranging from 0 to 100. DRS scores can be defined into
three categories: no decision regret (DRS score 0), mild decision regret (DRS score 1–25),
and moderate to high decision regret (DRS score >25) 69 .
X
Test results Study specific question to assess what result the patient received (a diagnostic result, a no-
findings result or an uncertain result)
X
Clinical, psychosocial and behavioural outcomes
Parental empowerment Genomics Outcome Scale: six-item questionnaire with five-point likert scale which captures
the theoretical construct of empowerment relating to genomic medicine 75
Health-related quality of
life (child)
EQ-5D-Y (ages 4–15): Comprises five dimensions: mobility, looking after myself, doing usual
activities, having pain or discomfort and feeling worried, sad or unhappy. Each dimension
has 3 levels: no problems, some problems and a lot of problems. The caregiver (the proxy)
is asked to rate the child’s/ adolescent’s health-related quality of life in their (the proxy’s)
opinion 76 .
Psychological impact Adapted 12-item version of the Feelings About genomic Testing Results (FACToR) with five-
point Likert scale which measures the specific impact of result disclosure after genomic
testing 78
X
Family impact PEDS-QL Family impact module: sixteen-item questionnaire with five-point Likert Scale
which explores problems with communication, worry, daily activities, family relationships 77
Clinical, social and
behavioural impact of
results
Study specific questions which explore: changes to clinical management, understanding
the likely course of the condition, changes to child’s/parent’s lifestyle, connecting with
specific rare disease support groups/other families, communication with medical
professionals, reproductive decision-making and identification of other at-risk family
members. Each item will have 5 levels (not at all – a great deal).
X
Satisfaction with
appointment
Seven-item patient-satisfaction measure for use in a clinical genetics setting 79