Table 2 DCE respondent characteristics

From: Do health professionals value genomic testing? A discrete choice experiment in inherited cardiovascular disease

Variable

Value

N

Male, n (%)

24 (65%)

37

Age of respondents, n (%)

 

37

  25–34 years

1 (3%)

  35–44 years

15 (41%)

  45–54 years

11 (30%)

  55–64 years

9 (24%)

  65 years and over

1 (3%)

Number of respondents working in different National Health Service Trusts, n (%)a

 

34

  Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

5 (15%)

  Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

4 (12%)

  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

3 (9%)

  Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2 (6%)

  Great Ormond Street Hospital

2 (6%)

  NHS Grampian

2 (6%)

  Others

16 (47%)

Respondent occupation, n (%)a

 

35

  Cardiologist

14 (40%)

  Clinical geneticist

11 (31%)

  Genetic counsellor

4 (11%)

  Academic researcher

2 (6%)

  Other

4 (11%)

Respondent year of qualification, n (%)

 

34

  1970–1979

3 (9%)

  1980–1989

9 (26%)

  1990–1999

11 (32%)

  2000–2009

9 (26%)

  2010 onwards

2 (6%)

Respondent specialty, n (%)a

 

34

  Cardiology related

23 (68%)

  Clinical or medical genetics

7 (21%)

  Other

4 (12%)

Median number of patients with suspected or confirmed inherited CVD seen by respondents in a typical monthb

20

37

Number of respondents who have ever ordered a genetic or genomic test for a patient with suspected or confirmed inherited CVD, n (%)c

35 (95%)

37

Number of respondents who have ever ordered a genetic or genomic test for a patient with another disorder, n (%)c

19 (56%)

34

Number of respondents who think genomic tests for CVD patients should be made available in the UK NHS, n (%)c

35 (95%)

37

Survey difficulty, n (%)

 

37

  Very easy

6 (16%)

  Easy

9 (24%)

  Quite easy

9 (24%)

  Neither easy nor difficult

12 (32%)

  Quite difficult

1 (3%)

  Difficult

0 (0%)

  Very difficult

0 (0%)

Median time to complete the survey, minutesd

15.3

37

  1. CVD cardiovascular disease, NHS United Kingdom National Health Service, SD standard deviation
  2. aCategories containing two or more respondents are listed. Remaining respondents are grouped under ‘Other’
  3. bThe mean number of patients seen in a typical month was 24. However, there was considerable variation between respondents (SD = 26.6 patients), with a small number of respondents seeing many patients in a typical month. The median value was therefore viewed as being a more appropriate measure of central tendency
  4. cFurther information is provided on the responses to these questions in Appendix 7
  5. dThe mean completion time was 23.3 min. However, there was considerable variation between respondents (SD = 28.7 min), with a small number of respondents taking a long time (likely due to pausing whilst completing the survey). The median value was therefore viewed as being a more appropriate measure of central tendency
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