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Table 2 Self-Assessment of knowledge in precision medicine according to rheumatologists and fellows (n = 34)

From: Expectations and educational needs of rheumatologists, rheumatology fellows and patients in the field of precision medicine in Canada, a quantitative cross-sectional and descriptive study

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Strongly agree or agree N (%)*

Neutral N (%)*

Disagree or strongly disagree N (%)*

Capacity to identify clinical situations in which tests are useful

20 (58.9)

9 (26.5)

5 (14.7)

Awareness of tests availability in my workplace

16 (47.1)

9 (26.5)

9 (26.5)

Comfort with prescribing tests

15 (44.1)

10 (29.4)

9 (26.5)

Confidence in capacity to provide quality counselling about the risks, benefits and limitations of tests

16 (47.1)

12 (35.3)

6 (17.7)

Comfort with interpreting test results

19 (55.9)

12 (35.3)

3 (8.8)

Confidence in capacity to communicate tests results and answer patients questions

19 (55.8)

9 (26.5)

6 (17.6)

Comfort with recommending a treatment based test results

15 (44.2)

15 (44.1)

4 (11.8)

  1. %* Percentage after excluding missing values