Variables | Agree | Uncertain | Disagree |
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% | % | % | |
Predictive genetic tests increase prevention opportunities for chronic diseases (788)a | 76.5 | 17.5 | 6.0 |
Predictive genetic tests able to identify an increased risk of developing a disease should be introduced in the clinical and public health practice even without health interventions with proven efficacy (788)a | 22.0 | 20.2 | 57.9 |
Predictive genetic tests should be introduced in the clinical and public health practice only if economic evaluations show cost-effectiveness ratios favorable compared with alternative health interventions (787)a | 55.7 | 26.0 | 18.3 |
Authoritative and evidence based guidelines are needed for the appropriate use of predictive genetic tests (788)a | 95.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
Predictive genetic tests can contribute efficaciously to health promotion and disease prevention only if included in wider strategies taking into account the other available health interventions (788)a | 90.5 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
The implementation of predictive genetic testing in the clinical and public health practice, being a medical matter, should not take into account ethical, legal and social implications (788)a | 8.1 | 9.4 | 82.5 |