Patient Interviews on Trust in Unproven Stem Cell Therapies

36 patient and carer interviews conducted for a qualitative study on trust in unproven stem cell interventions. The dataset includes transcripts analyzed using constant comparison based on grounded theory principles. The author is Omar Kawam, and the data was last updated on May 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient narratives about trust in conventional medicine based on interview transcripts.
• Comparing attitudes towards commercialization in healthcare between patient groups with high and low interest in unproven therapies.
• Studying the influence of personal relationships on medical decision-making based on qualitative descriptions.
• Developing communication strategies for clinical settings based on identified relational and emotional dimensions of trust.

Strengths

• Includes 36 qualitative interview transcripts.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open sharing and reuse.
• Analysis was conducted using established qualitative methods (constant comparison, grounded theory).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 53.2 KB DOCX file, indicating a limited textual scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Semi-structured interviews conducted among patients and carers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 04:45:17; freshness should be verified.