Aim: To investigate parents' preferences and motivations for receiving and discussing prognostic genetic test results.
Method: We used a cross-sectional, interpretive description qualitative study design. We collected data through semi-structured interviews with Australian parents, which we analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Results: Parents (n = 32) had a child or children with a genetic neurodevelopmental condition, such as fragile X syndrome, DiGeorge (22q11.2 deletion) syndrome, or Angelman syndrome. Parents of mildly impacted or older children were tolerant to prognostic uncertainty. Parents found conversations about their child's prognosis emotional and preferred to discuss their child's potential strengths and challenges. While most were enthusiastic about prognostic tests and described many motivations for testing, the potential for prognostic information to contribute to a loss of hope and stigmatizing societal views were also discussed.
Interpretation: Parents had mixed preferences and motivations for acquiring prognostic genetic information about their child, contrasting evidence in other contexts such as cancer where parents typically have minimal tolerance of uncertainty. Health professionals should consider strength-based framing of prognostic information gained from current and emerging technologies when returning results to families.
What This Paper Adds: Parents had varied views about receiving prognostic information on their children's neurodevelopmental condition. Some parents preferred prognostic uncertainty about their children's genetic neurodevelopmental condition.
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