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ArticleJournal of community genetics2019

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers towards genetic testing across three rural Illinois communities.

A J Fogleman, W E Zahnd, A E Lipka, R S Malhi, S Ganai, K R Delfino, W D Jenkins

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Article in Journal of community genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

A J FoglemanDepartment of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 201 E Madison St, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA. afogleman@siumed.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-5801
W E ZahndRural and Minority Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Drive Suite 204, Columbia, SC, 29210, USA.
A E LipkaDepartment of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, W-201B Turner Hall, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
R S MalhiDepartments of Anthropology and Animal Biology, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 209F Davenport Hall, 607 Matthews Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
S GanaiDepartment of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 N 1st St, Springfield, IL, 62781, USA.
K R DelfinoCenter for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 201 E. Madison St., Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA.
W D JenkinsDepartment of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 201 E Madison St, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic testing is becoming more prevalent in detecting risk and guiding cancer treatment in our increasingly personalized medicine model. However, few studies have examined underserved populations' perceptions of genetic testing, especially those of rural dwelling populations. We asked residents of three rural communities to complete a self-administered survey gauging their knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers for genetic testing. 64.8% of participants of the overall study completed the survey. Most participants were aware of genetic testing for cancer screening (69.0%) and would likely share results with their family (88.5% if it indicated low risk, 85.9% for high risk). Some barriers were noted, including genetic testing not offered in a clinic nearby (46.9%), insurance company knowing the results (54.0%), cost (49.1%), and no accessible genetic counselors with whom to discuss results (45.6%). Our rural participants were generally knowledgeable about genetic testing, but this may not be reflective of all rural populations. Opportunities exist to mitigate use barriers, expand the utilization of telehealth services and regulatory agency-approved assays, and increase knowledge regarding privacy and protections offered by statute, such as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (US) and General Data Protection Regulation (Europe).

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Genetic testingPersonalized medicineRuralUnderserved population perceptions

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PMID30673953
PMCPMC6591342
OpenAlexW2911737558

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