Perceptions of Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing (PUGS) Scale
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The Perceptions of Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing (PUGS) Scale was developed to evaluate perceived uncertainties in genome sequencing. The scale comprises ten items to assess uncertainties within three domains: clinical, affective, and evaluative.
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Citation:
Biesecker, B. B., Woolford, S. W., Klein, W. M. P., Brothers, K. B., Umstead, K. L., Lewis, K. L., Biesecker, L. G., & Han, P. K. J. (2017). PUGS: A novel scale to assess perceptions of uncertainties in genome sequencing. Clinical Genetics, 92(2), 172-179.
Validation(s)
Biesecker, B. B., Woolford, S. W., Klein, W. M. P., Brothers, K. B., Umstead, K. L., Lewis, K. L., Biesecker, L. G., & Han, P. K. J. (2017). PUGS: A novel scale to assess perceptions of uncertainties in genome sequencing. Clinical Genetics, 92(2), 172-179.
Umstead, K. L., Campbell, R., Napier, C. E., Bartley, N., Best, M. C., Butow, P. N., Biesecker, B. B. Further validation of the Perceptions of Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing scale among patients with cancer undergoing tumor sequencing. (2022). Clinical Genetics, 102(2), 110-116.