Bottorff Joan L, Blaine Sean, Carroll June C, Esplen Mary Jane, Evans Jane, Nicolson Klimek Mary Lou, Meschino Wendy, Ritvo Paul
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Community Genet. 2005;8(2):80-7. doi: 10.1159/000084775.
To investigate the knowledge, professional involvement and confidence of Canadian nurses and physicians in providing genetic services for adult onset hereditary disease.
1,425 physicians and 1,425 nurses received a mailed questionnaire with reminders. The response rates were 50% (n = 543) and 79% (n = 975), respectively.
Forty-eight percent of physicians and 31% of nurses lacked formal education in genetics. Respondents reported being involved in caring for people at risk for adult onset hereditary disease. Their levels of confidence that they could perform tasks, such as counselling about predictive genetic tests, however, were lower than their levels of expectation that it would be important for them to provide these services.
The expected roles and educational needs of Canadian nurses and physicians have broad areas of overlap suggesting the possibility of combined professional education programs and multiple ways of organizing teams to provide genetic services to people at risk for adult onset hereditary disease.
调查加拿大护士和医生在为成年期发病的遗传性疾病提供基因服务方面的知识、专业参与度和信心。
向1425名医生和1425名护士邮寄了问卷并附带提醒。回复率分别为50%（n = 543）和79%（n = 975）。
48%的医生和31%的护士缺乏遗传学方面的正规教育。受访者报告参与了对成年期发病遗传性疾病风险人群的护理。然而，他们对自己能够执行诸如预测性基因检测咨询等任务的信心水平，低于他们对提供这些服务重要性的期望水平。
加拿大护士和医生的预期角色及教育需求有广泛的重叠领域，这表明有可能开展联合专业教育项目，并通过多种方式组建团队，为成年期发病遗传性疾病风险人群提供基因服务。
