Rohr, Magdalena and Gerhardinger, Katharina and Hoerold, Madlen and Koenig, Mara and Brandstetter, Susanne and Apfelbacher, Christian (2025) Risikoprädiktion und Prävention von Nahrungsmittelallergien bei Kindern: eine qualitative Studie zur Elternperspektive = Qualitative insights into parental perspectives on prevention and prediction of food allergies in children. MONATSSCHRIFT KINDERHEILKUNDE. ISSN 0026-9298, 1433-0474
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Background: In the last decades there has been a paradigm shift in allergy prevention, away from avoidance and towards tolerance induction. Thus, parents are confronted with a broad range of sometimes contradictory information. Objective: As part of the NAMIBIO app consortium, our aim was to systematically identify and describe parental information needs and information seeking behavior regarding the prediction and prevention of food allergies in children (FAIC). In addition, our aim was to understand parents' attitudes towards a health app for the early prediction and prevention of FAIC. Methods: In our qualitative study 30 guided interviews were conducted with parents of children (0-3 years) diagnosed with food allergies (FA), at risk of FA or not known to be at risk. We analyzed the data based on qualitative content analysis according to Kuckartz. Results: Qualitative content analysis revealed five main categories with inductive subcategories. Our study showed varying parental awareness and varying information needs. Some reported no need for information, while others expressed a strong interest in preventive measures. Parents sought information partly based on a gut feeling and partly based on signs or symptoms and expressed a need for more competence in seeking information. Sources of information included healthcare professionals and other parents. A potential app should be trustworthy and data efficient. Conclusion: Our results emphasize the need to raise awareness for FA prevention and support parents in prevention efforts. Parents who sought information on allergy prevention had clear expectations for digital applications and were open to their use.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HEALTH; App; Interviews; Allergy; Information needs; Content analysis; Allergy; Information needs; Content analysis |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2026 06:19 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2026 06:19 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66434 |
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