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Table 4 Results of staff questionnaires (n = 13)

From: Implementation of genotype-guided dosing of warfarin with point-of-care genetic testing in three UK clinics: a matched cohort study

 

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Not applicable

ADMINISTRATION_A: It was acceptable to give out information to patients in clinic

4 (31%)

7 (54%)

1 (8%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

ADMINISTRATION_B: There was enough time to collect the additional patient data

1 (8%)

3 (23%)

8 (62%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

ADMINISTRATION_C: I felt confident collecting the additional patient data

3 (23%)

6 (46%)

4 (31%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

ADMINISTRATION_D: There was enough time to collect the patient questionnaires

0 (0%)

4 (31%)

5 (38%)

2 (15%)

1 (8%)

1 (8%)

ADMINISTRATION_E: I felt confident collecting the patient questionnaires

2 (15%)

9 (69%)

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

TRAINING_A: After training I understand how to collect the mouth swab

7 (54%)

5 (38%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)1

TRAINING_B: After training I understand how to transfer cells into the reactor tray using the sample collector

7 (54%)

5 (38%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)1

TRAINING_C: After training I understand how to seal and load the reactive tray into the para-DNA machine

7 (54%)

5 (38%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)1

TRAINING_D: After training I understand how to use the dose calculator programme

6 (46%)

6 (46%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)1

TRAINING_E: After training I felt confident to initiate genotype-guided dosing of warfarin to patients

6 (46%)

5 (38%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)1

PROCESS_A: The timing of the genotype-guided dosing system fits in well with the running of the clinic

1 (8%)

1 (8%)

3 (23%)

6 (46%)

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

PROCESS_B: The patients needed to wait or return to clinic after 50 min to receive their warfarin dose and this fitted in well with the running of the clinic

0 (0%)

3 (23%)

2 (15%)

5 (38%)

2 (15%)

1 (8%)

PROCESS_C: Patients returned a few days later to have their warfarin dose adjusted and this fitted in well with the running of the clinic

1 (8%)

3 (23%)

3 (23%)

6 (46%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

PROCESS_D: The implementation of genotype-guided dosing for warfarin was worth doing to improve the dosing for patients

1 (8%)

2 (15%)

7 (54%)

3 (23%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

PROCESS_E: Overall the genotype-guided dosing of warfarin appeared to be acceptable to our patients

0 (0%)

7 (54%)

4 (31%)

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. 1Healthcare assistant not involved in the procedures for which training required