Development and pilot testing of a parent education intervention for type 1 diabetes: parent education through simulation-diabetes
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PediatricsDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-01-05Keywords
AdolescentAdult
Attitude to Health
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Female
Focus Groups
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Parents
*Patient Education as Topic
Pilot Projects
*Program Development
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PURPOSE: To purpose of the pilot study was to evaluate the use of a pediatric human patient simulator (HPS) to teach parents diabetes management for their children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, referred to as Parent Education Through Simulation-Diabetes. METHODS: A focus group study and 2 pilot studies (1-group study and a randomized 2-group study) were used to develop and test a teaching intervention. Parents were recruited from the Pediatric Diabetes Clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center. A brainstorming group (n = 6) discussed the simulator concept and what modifications would be necessary to enhance parent teaching; the authors also developed the initial hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia teaching vignettes. Two focus groups (n = 13) discussed the acceptance of using a simulator and the timing and content of the teaching sessions. Based on their recommendations, a 1-group pretest-posttest pilot was conducted with parents (n = 10) receiving hypoglycemia education enhanced with the HPS, followed by a randomized 2-group pilot study (n = 16). FINDINGS: The focus group participants enthusiastically supported the use of the pediatric HPS after diagnosis and made recommendations for the timing and content of the teaching sessions. Major findings from the pilot work included (1) successful recruitment of 16 participants from only 1 site within 6 weeks, (2) instrument reliability demonstrated for all scales, and (3) mean change from baseline in the predicted direction for all measures. CONCLUSIONS: The HPS has the potential of providing parents an innovative means of learning diabetes management through visualization during the early months after diagnosis and so warrants a powered study to determine its efficacy.Source
Diabetes Educ. 2012 Jan-Feb;38(1):50-7. doi: 10.1177/0145721711432457. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1177/0145721711432457Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/36068PubMed ID
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10.1177/0145721711432457