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Table 1 BRIDGE implementation outcomes

From: Comparing models of delivery for cancer genetics services among patients receiving primary care who meet criteria for genetic evaluation in two healthcare systems: BRIDGE randomized controlled trial

Dimension

Metric

Reach (number of patients reached)

• Identification of patients who may have inherited cancer susceptibility (Aim 1)

• Identification of patients by race/ethnicity and rural/frontier vs. urban (i.e., representativeness) (Aim 1)

• Uptake of genetic counseling and genetic testing by race/ethnicity and rural/frontier vs. urban (Aim 2)

Efficacy (impact on clinical outcomes)

• Uptake of genetic counseling and genetic testing for genetic services delivery models (Aim 2)

• Adherence to cancer prevention and screening recommendations (Aim 3)

• Differences in impact of model by race/ethnicity and rural/frontier vs. urban (Aims 2 and 3)

Adoption (number of trial participants)

• Proportion of patients in patient-directed arm who complete pre-test education and request genetic testing (Aim 2)

• Proportion of patients in enhanced standard care arm who complete pre-test counseling and request genetic testing (Aim 2)

Implementation (fidelity to protocol)

• Patient response to patient portal messages (Aims 1 and 2)

• Completion of workflow by genetic counseling assistants and genetic counselors (Aim 2)

Maintenance (extent a program becomes institutionalized)

• Use of the clinical decision support algorithms to identify patients after trial enrollment is complete

• Continued use of genetic services delivery models after the trial is complete