Table 3 Patient and HCP attitudes toward hypothetical implementation of routine mental health and nondisease trait testing in the USAF.

From: Airmen and health-care providers’ attitudes toward the use of genomic sequencing in the US Air Force: findings from the MilSeq Project

Trait

Yes

No

I don’t know

 

Patient

HCP

Patient

HCP

Patient

HCP

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Tolerance for extreme conditions

  Extreme environments

62 (67)

8 (67)

13 (14)

2 (17)

18 (19)

2 (17)

  Sleep deprivation

71 (76)

8 (67)

8 (9)

8 (17)

14 (15)

8 (17)

  Starvation

53 (57)

6 (50)

21 (23)

2 (17)

19 (20)

4 (33)

  Dehydration

67 (72)

8 (67)

11 (12)

2 (17)

15 (16)

2 (17)

Personal traits

  Tolerance for pain

57 (62)

4 (33)

16 (17)

2 (17)

19 (21)

6 (50)

  Injury recovery

75 (81)

6 (50)

6 (6)

4 (33)

12 (13)

2 (17)

  Strength

63 (68)

5 (42)

8 (9)

4 (33)

21 (23)

3 (25)

  Speed

62 (67)

4 (33)

9 (10)

4 (33)

21 (23)

4 (33)

  Physical endurance

70 (75)

4 (33)

7 (8)

4 (33)

16 (17)

4 (33)

  Intelligence

65 (70)

4 (33)

12 (13)

5 (42)

16 (17)

3 (25)

  Impulsivity

48 (52)

7 (58)

18 (19)

1 (8)

27 (29)

4 (33)

Mental health risks

  PTSD

61 (66)

6 (50)

14 (15)

0 (0)

18 (19)

6 (50)

  Depression

64 (69)

6 (50)

12 (13)

0 (0)

17 (18)

6 (50)

  Anxiety

65 (70)

5 (42)

11 (12)

1 (8)

17 (18)

6 (50)

  Substance abuse

58 (62)

7 (58)

17 (18)

2 (17)

18 (19)

3 (25)

  1. HCP health-care provider, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, USAF US Air Force.