Qualitative research reporting in genetic counseling: A state-of-the-art assessment and recommendations for enhancing methodological congruence and quality.

ABSTRACT: Qualitative research plays a growing role in advancing genetic counseling scholarship through deep insights into experiences, contexts, and systems that shape health outcomes. These perspectives can inform effective and equitable patient-centered care. However, qualitative research's potential to inform practice and policy remains limited by persistent concerns with respect to quality. These limitations result from the application of quantitative ideals of quality that are being borrowed or forced onto non-positivist research paradigms. Also, attempting to apply a single set of quality practices across a vast array of diverse qualitative paradigms is equally problematic. This review provides a comprehensive assessment of the reporting practices of qualitative research (including mixed meth

SUBMITTER: Wainstein T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12907537 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature