Supporting parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a literature review

Abstract

Abstract:This review provides the reader with an integrative view of the literature on the challenges families of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus face, and the interventions proposed in research and practice to facilitate their coping and efficacy in supporting patient care. We present background information regarding the condition and the general challenges it poses, and then focus on younger patients and their families, while reviewing the literature and emerging patterns describing pitfalls and proposed interventions. We present directions for future thought and further research based on what we find (and fail to find) in the literature.

Glycaemic control among Bulgarian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes – an impact of the social status and the educational level of the parents

“…Achievement of the desired glycaemic control during childhood depends to a large extent on the family support and the parents' knowledge about the management and control of diabetes [8,9]. Interaction between the parents and their children is generally agreed to be a major factor in the glycaemic management [10,11].…”

“…These factors would appear to be obvious determinants of health. The reports of the relationship between glycaemic control and social determinants are controversial, but most researchers identify association between them [10,12].…”

Diabetic Management and Emotional Intelligence-An Emerging Direction in Current Research

“…What are the mediating factors? The literature identifies a few strong 'candidates' that seem relevant within the context of diabetes monitoring and care, chief among them are: Perceived control, self-efficacy, stress regulation and management, and conflict management and resolution [18,19]. All these have been explored in psychological research and identified as underlying mechanisms accounting for a broad range of performance and behavior change.…”

“…Another preliminary result suggests that the levels of EI among a small sample of adult diabetics' spouses associated favorably with their care outcomes, even after controlling for background variables and the patients' own levels of EI partly reported in [17]. In a recent review of the literature on the support of families of children with type 2 diabetes, though not always directly related to the concept of EI, evidence quoted supported associations between family caregivers' emotional abilities and coping skills and their children's diabetic management outcome indicators [18].…”

The effect of work and family conflict on quality of life of parents and children: an investigation in the context of child chronic illness

“…1.2.1 Care of child Type 1 diabetes, asthma and eczema. Children with chronic illness are young and therefore not yet able to self-care and manage their illness (Beacham & Deatrick, 2013;Zysberg & Lang, 2015). Until they become more independent and develop the ability to self-care parents need to take on the main responsibilities related to their child's illness management (American Diabetes Association, 2013; Sullivan-Bolyai, Deatrick, Gruppuso, Tamborlane, & Grey, 2002).…”