Participant-perceived understanding and perspectives on pharmacogenomics: the Mayo Clinic RIGHT protocol (Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Time).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine predictors of understanding preemptive CYP2D6 pharmacogenomics test results and to identify key features required to improve future educational efforts of preemptive pharmacogenomics testing.

Methods

One thousand ten participants were surveyed after receiving preemptive CYP2D6 pharmacogenomics test results.

Results

Eighty-six percent (n = 869) of patients responded. Of the responders, 98% were white and 55% were female; 57% had 4 years or more of post-secondary education and an average age of 58.9 ± 5.5 years. Twenty-six percent said that they only somewhat understood their results and 7% reported they did not understand them at all. Only education predicted understanding. The most common suggestion for improvement was the use of layperson's terms w

SUBMITTER: Olson JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498279 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature