The merits of directive and nondirective involvement of health-care providers in decision making about gene testing have been widely reported in the literature [33, 35, 36, 44–46]. Nondirective involvement of health-care providers (relative to gene testing) implies that the patient is given relevant information about a genetic test by the health care provider and is left to make his or her own choice about testing. Directive involvement of health care providers (relative to gene testing) implies that the health-care provider reviews relevant information about a genetic test and makes the decision for the patient about testing and the patient concurs.
