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Bilgehan T, Bağrıaçık E, Sönmez M. Factors affecting care burden and life satisfaction among parents of children with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr Nurs 2024; 77:e394-e400. [PMID: 38729898 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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AIM Parents in the caregiving role for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are affected from many aspects including physically, psychologically, socially, financially and spiritually. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting the care burden and life satisfaction of parents caring for a child with T1D and to examine the relationship between them. METHOD This research was completed with 293 parents of children with T1D aged 3-18 years, attending the pediatric health and diseases clinics in two state hospitals located in [redacted for peer review] from May 2023 to September 2023. For collection of data, a survey form, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and Adult Life Satisfaction Scale (ALSS) were used. Analysis of data used percentages, means, one-way ANOVA (post-hoc Tukey test), independent samples t-test, regression and correlation tests. Statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. RESULTS Parents had mean care burden scale scores of 56.30 ± 12.4, with mean adult life satisfaction scale scores of 69.39 ± 11.61. According to the regression analysis results, the ZBI scores were affected by the child's general health status after T1D diagnosis, impact on responsibilities after T1D diagnosis and diabetes management skills (p < 0.05). ALSS scores were affected by the variables of caregiver assessment of health status before and after the child's T1D diagnosis, income level, impact on responsibilities after T1D diagnosis and diabetes management skills (p < 0.05). There was a negative weak level of significant correlation identified between the ZBI and ALSS total scores (r = -0.36; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION General health status after receiving T1D diagnosis, impact on responsibilities after diabetes diagnosis and diabetes management skills are factors affecting the care burden and life satisfaction of parents. Additionally, a negative relationship was determined between parents' care burden and life satisfaction. Nurses should develop family-centered care plans and work to reduce factors increasing care burden while increasing life satisfaction.
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- Tuğba Bilgehan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Türkiye.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Faculty of Health Science, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Atılım University, Ankara, Türkiye.
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Pessoa MSDA, Ramalho ELR, Marinho MEDAS, Vaz EMC, Nascimento LC, Sparapani VDC, Collet N. Meanings attributed to health-related quality of life by caregivers of adolescents with diabetes. Rev Bras Enferm 2024; 77:e20230314. [PMID: 38896709 PMCID: PMC11178312 DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE to interpret the meanings attributed to the health-related quality of life by caregivers of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study of 14 caregivers of adolescents with diabetes developed at the reference outpatient clinic for endocrine diseases in a city in the state of Paraíba. Interviews were performed between May and September 2021. Inductive thematic analysis of the empirical material, and its interpretation in light of the concepts of health-related quality of life and family functioning were performed. RESULTS the meanings attributed by caregivers to the health-related quality of life of adolescents converged on the feeling of being healthy, healthy eating, satisfactory family income, family involvement in care and effective access to the care network. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS knowledge of these meanings enables health professionals to develop strategies that meet the unique demands of caregivers experiencing this diagnosis.
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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Kobos E, Rojkowska S, Szewczyk A, Dziedzic B. Burden of care and a sense of loneliness in caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes. a cross-sectional study. Biopsychosoc Med 2023; 17:34. [PMID: 37803450 PMCID: PMC10559508 DOI: 10.1186/s13030-023-00291-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Treatment of type 1 diabetes is a process involving not only sick children, but also their caregivers. AIM To assess the burden of care and sense of loneliness in caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes. Also, an analysis was conducted of the connection between sociodemographic factors characterizing caregivers and the clinical factors characterizing sick children and between the burden of care and the sense of loneliness. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 125 caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes. In order to collect the research data, the Caregiver Burden Scale and the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale were used. RESULTS In the research group, the total result in the caregiving burden scale was 2.14, which remains within the average burden level. Caregivers showed the highest burden level in the General Strain Subscale. The analysis showed that mothers experience a greater burden of care than fathers in the General Strain Subscale and that caregivers of younger children are more burdened with care within the Isolation and Disappointment Subscales. Moderate high degree of loneliness was shown in 4.8% of caregivers. A higher burden of care for caregivers of children with type 1 diabetes is accompanied by a higher sense of loneliness. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study may help healthcare professionals plan a holistic, family-centered care program that will take into account factors that increase the burden of care: younger age of the affected child, motherhood, caregiver unemployment, feelings of loneliness, lower education, caregiver unemployment, blood glucose meter measurements, and frequent night-time blood glucose measurements.
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- Ewa Kobos
- Department of Development of Nursing, Social and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Polish Federation for Diabetes Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Polish Federation for Diabetes Education, Warsaw, Poland
- Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Development of Nursing, Social and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Bazus L, Perge K, Chatelain P, Nicolino M. Objective Burden and Emotional Distress of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Horm Res Paediatr 2023; 97:225-232. [PMID: 37442105 DOI: 10.1159/000531885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The management of childhood type 1 diabetes requires the active participation of parents. The aim of the present study was to describe the main characteristics of parents of children with type 1 diabetes, including objective burden regarding time spent on diabetes care, emotional distress (exhaustion, need for respite, quality of life), and symptoms of depression as well as anxiety. METHODS In this observational study, parents of children with type 1 diabetes completed a questionnaire, anonymously. Different questions were asked to the parent about the objective burden of diabetes and its repercussion, their exhaustion, and their need for respite. Two validated instruments (HADS, WHOQOL-BREF) have been integrated into the questionnaire. RESULTS Eighty-eight parents were included in the study. Among them, 76 (86%) were mothers. All the parents with a child aged 6 years or younger (10/10) reported having to take care of their child's diabetes twice or more a day; this was the case for 37/39 (94.9%) parents of children aged 7-13 and for 16/36 (44.4%) parents of children aged 14 years or above. In the total population, 33/86 (38.4%) parents declared getting up every night because of their child's diabetes. The median daily time spent on diabetes management was 40 min. There were 54 parents (62.8%) who reported moderate-strong exhaustion and 27 (30.7%) who expressed a moderate-strong need for respite. Regarding the result of the HADS, 46 parents (55.4%) reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. CONCLUSION Parents of children with type 1 diabetes must carry out multiple daily care tasks, at all times of day and night. Their emotional state can be impacted with, in particular, a risk of exhaustion. Screening for these difficulties should be a part of the overall management of a child with type 1 diabetes and his family to limit various complications.
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Children's Hospital, Bron, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Children's Hospital, Bron, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France
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Jewell VD, Wise AC, Knezevich EL, Abbott AA, Feiten B, Dostal K. Type 1 Diabetes Management and Health Care Experiences Across Rural Nebraska. J Pediatr Health Care 2023; 37:48-55. [PMID: 36064764 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to explore the unique health care needs of rural Nebraska families with a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). METHOD Using a phenomenological approach, the researchers conducted four focus groups across Nebraska. The focus groups gathered input from children, caregivers, and health care providers (n = 23). The researchers coded data and generated themes. Member checking, researcher triangulation, reflexivity, a thick description of the process, and an audit trail established trustworthiness. RESULTS Four themes emerged: dramatic family and lifestyle changes following diagnosis, lack of access to specialized care resulting in complications, isolation improved health management resourcefulness, and technology improved health management and flexibility. DISCUSSION Lifestyle changes persist after a child's diagnosis with T1DM. Rural families reported unpredictable health status of their child, reduced health care services, and limited information access. Conversely, limited specialty health care access, resources, and community support led to creative self-education, advocacy, and health care management strategies. Diabetes technology offered opportunities for improved provider-patient communication and continuous glucose monitoring.
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- Vanessa D Jewell
- University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Balcázar-Hernández L, Huerta-Martínez H, Garrido Magaña E, Nishimura-Meguro E, Jiménez Márquez A, Rivera-Hernández A. Burden in primary informal caregivers of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Is it associated with depression, family dysfunction, and glycemic control? Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1089160. [PMID: 36743923 PMCID: PMC9892702 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1089160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The requirement of a chronic treatment and the increase in life expectancy in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) leads to the possibility of caregiver burden. The aim of our study was to evaluate the burden in primary informal caregivers (PIC) of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and its association with depression, family dysfunction, and glycemic control. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was performed in PIC of children and adolescents with T1D. Zarit Burden Interview Scale (ZBIS) was used to evaluate caregiver burden. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was used to evaluate depression in PIC, and the Family APGAR questionnaire was used to evaluate the family functionality. RESULTS A total of 100 PIC of children and adolescents with T1D were included. Caregiver burden was found in 33% of caregivers. The total score of the Zarit scale was 41 (34-49); 19% had mild caregiver burden, and 14% had severe caregiver burden. According to the BDI-II, 82% had minimal depression, 11% mild depression, 5% moderate depression, and 2% severe depression. Family function was good in 69%; 13% had moderate dysfunction, and 18% had severe dysfunction. A positive correlation between caregiver burden and BDI-II score (r = 0.84; p = 0.001) and the grade of depression (r = 0.87; p = 0.001) was found. A logistic regression model showed that BDI-II score was associated with caregiver burden (OR 1.14; 95% CI 1.061-1.23; p = 0.001). A BDI-II cut off of 9 or more had a sensibility and specificity of 58% and 28%, respectively, for caregiver burden [AUC 0.751 (0.64-0.85); p = 0.001]. A BDI-II score ≥9 was a predictor of caregiver burden (OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.4-8.1; p = 0.008). CONCLUSION Caregiver burden is present in more than one third of the PIC of patients with T1D and is associated with depression. A BDI-II score ≥9 is a predictor of caregiver burden which may be a point to take into account in the integral approach to the patient with T1D and his or her family nucleus.
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- Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández
- Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Especialidades, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad (UMAE) Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Pediatría, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Pediatría, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Pediatría, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Pediatría, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Hospital de Pediatría, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Aleida Rivera-Hernández,
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