Elisa J Gordon, Jessica Gacki-Smith, Matthew J Gooden, Preeya Waite, Rochell Yacat, Zenab R Abubakari, Debra Duquette, Akansha Agrawal, John Friedewald, Sarah K Savage, Matthew Cooper, Alexander Gilbert, Lutfiyya N Muhammad, Catherine Wicklund
Clinical chatbots are increasingly used to help integrate genetic testing into clinical contexts, but no chatbot exists for Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) genetic testing of living kidney donor (LKD) candidates of African ancestry. Our study aimed to culturally adapt and assess perceptions of the Gia® chatbot to help integrate APOL1 testing into LKD evaluation. Ten focus groups and post-focus group surveys were conducted with 54 LKDs, community members, and kidney transplant recipients of African ancestry. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis and descriptive statistics...
February 13, 2024: Journal of Community Genetics