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Little is known about the relationship between access to specialty care and a patient's ability to cope with, and manage their condition.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We leveraged the Hearts in Rhythm Organization (HiRO) to conduct a cross-sectional, community-based survey of individuals with ICC and their family members. We aimed to describe access to services, and explore the relationships between participants\u2019 characteristics, cardiac history and self-reported health status and self-efficacy (GSE: General Self-Efficacy Scale) and empowerment (GCOS-24: Genetic Counseling Outcome Scale).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We collected 235 responses from Canadian participants in 10 provinces and territories. Overall, 63% of participants reported involvement of a genetic counsellor in their care. Access to genetic testing was associated with greater empowerment [mean GCOS-24: 121.14 (SD\u2009=\u200920.53) vs. 105.68 (SD\u2009=\u200921.69); <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004]. Uncertain genetic test results were associated with lower perceived self-efficacy (mean GSE: uncertain\u2009=\u200928.85 vs. positive\u2009=\u200933.16, negative\u2009=\u200934.13; <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>=\u20090.01). Low global mental health scores correlated with both lower perceived self-efficacy and empowerment scores, with only 11% of affected participants reporting involvement of psychology services in their care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Differences in resource accessibility, clinical history and self-reported health status impact the perceived self-efficacy and empowerment of patients with ICC. 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