Workplace perk or pitfall? A qualitative study of genetic counselors' perspectives and experiences with workplace genetic testing.

ABSTRACT: Some employers offer genetic testing for increased cancer and cardiovascular disease risk, as well as pharmacogenetic variants, as a wellness benefit, which presents unique considerations for genetic counseling. Our ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics study, positioned in a post-positivist paradigm, aimed to qualitatively assess the perspectives and experiences of genetic counselors (GCs) who had counseled on workplace genetic testing (wGT). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 US GCs who either worked in the wGT industry (i.e., role-directed wGT experience) or provided post-test counseling in a clinical setting (i.e., patient-directed wGT experience). Interviews were analyzed following the principles of codebook thematic analysis using a codebook develo

SUBMITTER: Charnysh E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043034 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature