Table 1.

Data from a 2020 professional survey of the GC status in Korea conducted by the Genetic Counseling Committee of the Korean Society for Genetic Diagnostics

Variables	Participants, N (%)
GC status (N = 54)
Providing GC	44 (81.5)
Not providing GC	10 (18.5)
Service type (N = 44)
Outpatient clinic	19 (43.2)
Consultation	18 (40.9)
Support online or by phone	33 (75.0)
Multidisciplinary team	9 (20.5)
GC cases per month (N = 44)
≤ 10	32 (72.7)
11–20	5 (11.4)
≥ 21	7 (15.9)
GC sessions per week (N = 44)
Irregular	26 (59.1)
1	4 (9.1)
2	3 (6.8)
≥3	11 (25.0)
Time spent on pre-GC activities (N = 44)
New patients
< 30 min	9 (20.5)
30–59 min	15 (34.1)
60–119 min	10 (22.7)
> 120 min	5 (11.4)
Not applicable	5 (11.4)
Follow-up patients
< 30 min	12 (27.3)
30–59 min	18 (40.9)
Not applicable	14 (31.8)
Time spent on GC (N = 44)
New patients
< 15 min	9 (20.5)
15–30 min	18 (40.9)
31–60 min	9 (20.5)
Not applicable	8 (18.2)
Follow-up patients
< 15 min	13 (29.5)
15–30 min	15 (34.1)
Not applicable	16 (36.4)
Scope of GC (N = 44)
Mendelian disorders	28 (63.6)
Cancer genetics	28 (63.6)
Family test	26 (59.1)
Genetic predisposition (genetic susceptibility)	19 (43.2)
Prenatal genetics	17 (38.6)
Other genetic disorders	12 (27.3)
GC practitioner qualification (N = 54)
Genetics and disease-related profession	35 (64.8)
Interpretation of genetic testing results	35 (64.8)
Psychological and emotional support provision	28 (51.9)
Disease management	22 (40.7)
Challenges and concerns regarding GC (N = 54)
Lack of financial support	30 (55.6)
Collaboration with other specialists for disease management	9 (16.7)
Effort load for acquiring latest medical scientific knowledge	3 (5.6)
Lack of consensus about standard GC	3 (5.6)
Lack of specialized training program	1 (1.9)

Abbreviation: GC, genetic counseling.