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ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2025

Using mixed methods for genetic counseling research.

Kennedy Borle, Jehannine J Austin

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Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kennedy BorleInterdisciplinary Studies Program, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5494-075X
Jehannine J AustinDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0338-7055

Funding

BC Mental Health and Substance Use ServicesCIHRUBC Public Scholars Initiative
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mixed methods research encompasses methodological approaches that involve the collection, analysis, and integration of qualitative and quantitative data. Mixed methods are useful for complex research questions, applied research settings, and when end users value multiple forms of evidence, which makes mixed methods suitable for many areas of genetic counseling research. High-quality rigorous research methods are required to generate useful knowledge that can advance the field of genetic counseling. The goal of this paper was to provide an introduction to mixed methods research and discuss the rationale, research paradigms, study designs, methodological considerations, opportunities, and challenges in genetic counseling research.

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Genetic CounselingResearch DesignHumansknowledgemethodologymixed methodsrigor

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PMID40305140
PMCPMC12042992

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