Themes | DNA test | Family history assessment | Both tests |
---|---|---|---|
Identification of people at risk | Â | Â | Â |
 | Diabetes is not severe enough | Can be assessed quickly | Can identify people at risk |
 |  | Diabetes family history is unknown | Only for high risk individuals |
 |  | No use for people with no family history |  |
 |  | There are other risk factors for diabetes |  |
Positive and negative health outcomes | Â | Â | Â |
Motivation to engage in healthy behaviour | The test is a deliberate decision | There is an example of diabetes patients within the family | Genetic risk cannot be influenced |
 | Risk is certain | People with a family history are already aware of the risk | False reassurance |
   Psychological impact |  | Worry for and about children | Little or no psychological harm |
 |  |  | Worry about diabetes risk |
Family issues | Â | Â | Â |
Influence on family relationships | Â | Opens family discussion about diabetes and provides support | Â |
 |  | Some do not want to be informed, disturbs family relations |  |
 |  | Someone in the family will be blamed |  |
   Informing family members |  |  | Obligation to disclose risk information to family members |
 |  |  | Allows to raise children more consciously |
Autonomy | Â | Â | Â |
 | Not performed unasked for | Can be offered to everyone | Risk tests should be voluntary |
 | No tests on embryos or children |  |  |
 | Informative before having children |  |  |
Informational privacy | Â | Â | Â |
   Discrimination |  |  | Discrimination by insurance company or employer |
   Sensitive data | Ownership of data | Private information |  |
 | No trust in relatively new test |  |  |