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. 2021 Apr 26;29(10):1491–1501. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00882-1

Table 3.

Codebook.

Decision making process Persons involved and resources required to make decisions through testing and follow up period
Child’s involvement Preferences for children’s involvement in the decision making, ownership, and the return of results
Preferences for sequencing and outcomes Preferences related to the testing process and required outcomes
Severity of illness Impact of disease severity on psychological distress, willingness to pay, and willingness to undergo testing
Diagnostic accuracy Levels of comfort with diagnostic accuracy, validity and the potential for misdiagnosis
Evidentiary uncertainty Uncertainty related to disease characterization, pathogenicity, and the likelihood of obtaining personal quailty of life and survival improvements following genomic testing
Parental psychological impact Parental experienced and perceived stess and anxiety associated with having an ill child
Costs Direct and indirect costs associated with testing. Includes both out-of-pocket and health system costs
Test access considerations Expectations and concerns about access to testing (e.g., availability and cost)
Return of test results Processes related to the return of test results, information returned, and the process of communicating results to family
Role for research Opinions about developing an evidence base to support research
Data sharing Cross-institutional and cross-jurisdictional data sharing (not specific to research purposes)
Data privacy and security Concerns and requirements related to data privacy and security