Characterizing psychosocial assessments across genetic counseling sessions through qualitative content analysis.

ABSTRACT: Although psychosocial support and assessment is a required competency of genetic counselors (GCs), how the psychosocial assessment is actualized in sessions is not well studied. We aimed to describe the landscape of psychosocial assessments in clinical genetic counseling sessions at a single institution through direct analysis of audio recordings. Clinical GCs at Stanford Medicine and their new English-speaking adult patients were eligible. After GCs and patients completed demographic surveys, we audio-recorded sessions for which the GCs and patients enrolled. Purposive sampling, prioritizing a breadth of GCs, specialties, indications, and patient demographics, was used to select audio recordings for transcription and analysis. We used a blended inductive and deductive approach to develop

SUBMITTER: Ruiz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12945388 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature