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Public reaction to direct-to-consumer online genetic tests: Comparing attitudes, trust and intentions across commercial and conventional providers
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Critchley, CR and Nicol, D and Otlowski, MFA and Chalmers, DRC, Public reaction to direct-to-consumer online genetic tests: Comparing attitudes, trust and intentions across commercial and conventional providers, Public Understanding of Science, 24, (6) pp. 731-750. ISSN 0963-6625 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Sage Publications
DOI: doi:10.1177/0963662513519937
Abstract
The success of personalised medicine depends upon the public’s embracing genetic tests. Tests that
claim to predict an individual’s future health can now be accessed via online companies outside of
conventional health regulations. This research assessed the extent to which the public embrace
direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests relative to those obtained by a conventional medical
practitioner (MP). It also examined the reasons for differences across providers using a randomised
experimental telephone survey of 1000 Australians. Results suggest that people were significantly
less likely to approve of, and order a DTC genetic test administered by a company compared to a MP
because they were less trusting of companies’ being able to protect their privacy and provide them
with access to genetic expertise and counselling. Markets for DTC genetic tests provided by
companies would therefore significantly increase if trust in privacy protection and
access to expertise are enhanced through regulation.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Law |
Research Field: | Law not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Justice and the Law |
Objective Field: | Justice and the Law not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Critchley, CR (Associate Professor Christine Critchley) |
UTAS Author: | Nicol, D (Professor Dianne Nicol) |
UTAS Author: | Otlowski, MFA (Professor Margaret Otlowski) |
UTAS Author: | Chalmers, DRC (Professor Don Chalmers) |
ID Code: | 91777 |
Year Published: | 2015 (online first 2014) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
Deposited By: | Faculty of Law |
Deposited On: | 2014-05-29 |
Last Modified: | 2017-06-22 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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