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Patient reactions to personalized medicine vignettes: an experimental design.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21270639     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: Translational investigation on personalized medicine is in its infancy. Exploratory studies reveal attitudinal barriers to "race-based medicine" and cautious optimism regarding genetically personalized medicine. This study describes patient responses to hypothetical conventional, race-based, or genetically personalized medicine prescriptions.
METHODS: Three hundred eighty-seven participants (mean age = 47 years; 46% white) recruited from a Baltimore outpatient center were randomized to this vignette-based experimental study. They were asked to imagine a doctor diagnosing a condition and prescribing them one of three medications. The outcomes are emotional response to vignette, belief in vignette medication efficacy, experience of respect, trust in the vignette physician, and adherence intention.
RESULTS: Race-based medicine vignettes were appraised more negatively than conventional vignettes across the board (Cohen's d = -0.51-0.57-0.64, P < 0.001). Participants rated genetically personalized comparably with conventional medicine (-0.14-0.15-0.17, P = 0.47), with the exception of reduced adherence intention to genetically personalized medicine (Cohen's d = -0.38-0.41-0.44, P = 0.009). This relative reluctance to take genetically personalized medicine was pronounced for racial minorities (Cohen's d = -0.38-0.31-0.25, P = 0.02) and was related to trust in the vignette physician (change in R = 0.23, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a relative reluctance to embrace personalized medicine technology, especially among racial minorities, and highlights enhancement of adherence through improved doctor- patient relationships.
Authors:
Morgan Butrick; Debra Roter; Kimberly Kaphingst; Lori H Erby; Carlton Haywood; Mary Catherine Beach; Howard P Levy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1530-0366     ISO Abbreviation:  Genet. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-10     Completed Date:  2011-08-25     Revised Date:  2011-12-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9815831     Medline TA:  Genet Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  421-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA. mbutrick@jhsph.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Continental Population Groups / psychology
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Individualized Medicine / psychology*
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology
Physician-Patient Relations
Research Design*
Trust / psychology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
L60 MD000303-01/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS; L60 MD000303-02/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS

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