Genetic testing is clinical testing of the particular patients in the population to know about the asymptomatic patients. Genetic testing aims to identify the high risk of the diseases and prevent them through early treatment in the patients. Genetic screening helps improve patient outcomes, and it is becoming accessible to the community. Family physicians are going for the genetic screening of their patients. Therefore, it has increased the requirement of family physicians who can adopt genetic testing to improve the shortages of genetic specialists.
Objectives behind the genetic testing
The objective behind genetic testing is to explore the family physicians’ attitudes, motivators, and barriers. They are looking for similarities in the public and private sectors.
Genetic Screening Methods
We have developed the semi-structured interview guide regarding the existing literature available to us as to how doctors use genetic testing to improve the patient care system. We have approached the private and public family physicians to know about their purpose, convenience, and responsiveness regarding the genetic testing techniques they use on the patients for the treatment.
What are things family physicians look into at the time of genetic testing?
Genetic testing is a medical test type that identifies the changes in genes, chromosomes, and proteins. The genetic testing results can confirm and rule out any suspected genetic condition that is affecting the body of the patient. It is the process of determining a person’s chance to develop or pass the genetic disorder to other family members.
List of the things that the family physicians look in during the genetic testing
- Genes
- Chromosomes
- Proteins
Genetic testing is a type of voluntary thing. The patient can approach the doctor to get aware of genetic testing and its limitations and risks. It is a complex decision to go for genetic testing or not. Genetic counselors can help people to give complete information regarding genetic testing. They will tell about the pros and cons, including the emotional and social aspects associated with genetic testing.
Physician’s response to give the direct test results to patients
The primary care physician represented the natural to the customer’s genetic test results. They provide the counseling and diagnosis to the patients after giving them the results. It is an effective way to deal with the patients’ situations to provide them with the reports.
- Physicians have the goals behind them to help the patients in achieving reasonable health goals.
- They are not obliged to perform the procedures not related medically still; they are trying to counsel the patients.
- Primary care physicians do not need to know about everything in the test reports. Their purpose is to provide the proper medical care to the patients in the best possible way.
Genetic testing involves the DNA examination of patients to know about the chemical database that carries instructions in the body. It is a practical test to know the genetic issues happening in the person treat them with medications. Physicians can provide early treatment to their patients struggling with genetic complications.
