Saturation in Qualitative Health Research: An Overview and Analysis Through the Lens of Epistemic Injustice

Jackson P. Loyal, Michelle Amri, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on January 19, 2026

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
The concept ofsaturationwas originally developed within grounded theory. It has since been extended and widely adopted as a marker of rigor throughout qualitative health research. Although saturation can prove useful, there are growing concerns ...