Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Pintaudi, Basilio
Nicolucci, Antonio
Cherubini, Valentino
Ferrito, Lucia
Pjetraj, Dorina
Alessandrelli, Maria Cristina
Pagnini, Manuela
Iannilli, Antonio
Marino, Monica
Tombolini, Stefano
Lucisano, Giuseppe
Zani, Fabiana
Iughetti, Lorenzo
Predieri, Barbara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in a child is often associated with anger, denial, fear, and depression from the parents.
The aim of the study was to improve parents’ adaptation to the diagnosis of diabetes of their child.
Sixty-two parents (29 mothers, 33 fathers) of 36 children with type 1 diabetes (mean age=11.3‐3.3 years; diabetes duration>1 year; HbA1c=57±11 mmol/mol) participated in a three-day educational working group pilot intervention study.
Intervention was based on the reexamination of the traumatic event of diagnosis of T1D through spatial and time-line anchorage, retracing of the future, emotional awareness, and interactive discussion.
Relaxing technique, diaphragmatic breathing, and guided visualization were used by 2 psychologists and 1 pediatric endocrinologist.
The study was approved by EC and participants filled a consent form.
At baseline and after intervention, parents filled in a questionnaire including Diabetes-Related Distress (DRD), Parent Health Locus of Control Scale (PHLOC), Parent Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF), Hypoglycemia Fear Survey-Parents (HFS-P) and Hypoglycemia Fear Survey-Parents of Young Children (HFS-P-YC), and Health Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36).
Three months after the intervention, both parents reported a reduction in the “difficult child” subscale of the PSI-SF (p<0.05) and increased scores of social functioning of the SF-36 (p<0.05).
DRD score was significantly reduced in mothers (p=0.03), while the “parental distress” subscale of the PSI-SF was significantly improved in fathers (p=0.03).
This weekend-based parent group intervention seems to reduce stress and improve social functioning of parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferrito, Lucia& Predieri, Barbara& Pjetraj, Dorina& Alessandrelli, Maria Cristina& Pagnini, Manuela& Iannilli, Antonio…[et al.]. 2019. Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferrito, Lucia…[et al.]. Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferrito, Lucia& Predieri, Barbara& Pjetraj, Dorina& Alessandrelli, Maria Cristina& Pagnini, Manuela& Iannilli, Antonio…[et al.]. Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173249
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173249