Parental Perceptions of Diabetes Risk in Children, Qualitative Interview Themes

16 parents with type 2 diabetes were interviewed about their perceptions of diabetes risk for their minor children. The study, conducted from June to August 2025 at a hospital in Zhenjiang, identified three core themes including cognitive biases and behavioral dilemmas. Author Jingjing Wang published the qualitative analysis on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing cognitive biases in genetic risk perception based on themes of genetic determinism and gender bias.
• Modeling barriers to health behavior interventions based on described themes like intergenerational conflict and academic load pressures.
• Designing targeted educational materials for parents based on identified gaps in health management information.

Strengths

• Qualitative data from 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews.
• Analysis followed Colaizzi's seven-step analytical framework, a recognized qualitative method.
• Data is openly available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 17.3 KB DOCX file containing analysis themes, not raw interview transcripts.
• Sample size of 16 parents may limit generalizability of findings.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single hospital in Zhenjiang, China.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews analyzed via Colaizzi's phenomenological framework.

Time Range

Interviews conducted June to August 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:20:36.

Geography

Participants recruited from a tertiary Grade A hospital in Zhenjiang, China.