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Adolescents' perceptions of parental roles and involvement in diabetes management
Barbara J Leonard1, Ann Garwick, Jehad Z Adwan
1School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 6-101 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. leona001@umn.edu
Abstract:
This descriptive qualitative study compared how 18 teens (aged 14-16 years) with higher (n = 11; HiA(1c)) versus those with lower (n = 7; LoA(1c)) hemoglobin (Hb) A(1c) levels who met the standard of care viewed parental roles and involvement in diabetes management. Content analysis of the verbatim interview transcripts yielded five major themes. Teens in the LoA(1c) group (average HbA(1c) levels < or =8%) described their parents' monitoring roles more positively, whereas teens in the HiA(1c) group (average HbA(1c) levels >8%) were annoyed with reminders and described more conflict with their parents related to lack of adherence to their diabetes protocol. Clinicians need to assess the quality of parent-teen relationships and provide developmentally appropriate interventions to help teens and their parents effectively negotiate role transitions related to diabetes management during middle adolescence.
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