A Qualitative Assessment of Primary Care Physicians' Perceptions about the Ethical and Social Implications of Offering Genetic Testing

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Primary Care Physicians 93%
• Genetic Testing 90%
• Primary Health Care 68%
• Decision Making 47%
• Physicians 36%
• Confidentiality 35%
• Disclosure 32%
• Genetic Counseling 31%
• Insurance 29%
• Focus Groups 27%
• Costs and Cost Analysis 18%

Social Sciences

• ethical implications 100%
• physician 66%
• genetic test 57%
• full disclosure 33%
• Genetic information 28%
• decision making 27%
• insurance company 27%
• gender-specific factors 17%
• counseling 17%
• obligation 17%
• costs 12%
• Group 6%