Is there a "pandemic effect" on individuals' willingness to take genetic tests?
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_E55C44B66678
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Is there a "pandemic effect" on individuals' willingness to take genetic tests?
Journal
European Journal of Human Genetics
ISSN
1476-5438 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1018-4813
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
31
Number
3
Pages
360-362
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In this cross-sectional, semi-longitudinal and quasi-experimental study, our goal was to determine the effect of data storage conditions on willingness to take a genetic test. We compared individuals' preferences regarding how they want to store health data collected from genetic tests through two survey experiments fielded in Switzerland in March 2020 and January 2022. We tested for differences whether genetic data are presented as private goods or public goods. Results confirm our initial research expectation: more control over storage increases willingness, so does framing genetic data as private good. However, they also show that the willingness to take a genetic test has noticeably increased between 2020 and 2022. Our results point toward a "pandemic effect" which would have increased willingness take a genetic test, nevertheless, more data are needed to understand this putative effect.
Keywords
Humans, Pandemics, Cross-Sectional Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Genetic Testing, Switzerland
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Funding(s)
Swiss National Science Foundation / Projects / CRSII5_180350
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10/11/2022 8:29
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