Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Research method/Type of publication
Empirical research (qualitative or quantitative)	Case studies
	Theoretical papers
	Comments or opinion papers
	Guidelines
Research participants
Research participants have been involved in consent procedure for biobank research	Empirical research on perception or views of public or patients not involved in biobank research
	Empirical research focusing paediatric genetic research (i.e. view of parents/guardian).
Topic of research
Research participants’ perception or views on consent is central topic of the study	Studies on biobank research participants’ views or attitudes other than consent
	Papers focusing on disclosure of incidental findings