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Adolescent perspectives on negotiating self-management responsibilities for type 1 diabetes with their parents
Ella Tuohy1, Pamela Gallagher1, Caroline Rawdon2
1School of Psychology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.
Objective:
The overall purpose of this study was to explore adolescent perspectives on communicating about self-management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and negotiating responsibilities for self-management with parents.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 adolescents aged 11-17 years living with T1D. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed.
Results:
Two themes and five subthemes were identified. The first theme, 'changing levels of involvement in self-management' describes the division of responsibility for self-management within the family and adolescents collaborating and sharing responsibilities with parents for self-management. The second theme, 'talking about self-management with parents' describes changes in patterns of parent-adolescent communication about T1D over time, adolescents' seeking parental feedback and advice and the factors that contribute to the promotion of self-management communication between adolescents and parents.
Conclusion:
This study identified that how adolescents perceive communication with their parents contributes to negotiation of responsibilities for self-management during adolescence. The findings provide a nuanced understanding of adolescent perspectives on communication with parents about T1D self-management and how parent-adolescent communication can be framed in ways that promote positive adolescent engagement with T1D self-management.
Practice Implications:
Targeting parent-adolescent communication strategies may result in more optimal sharing of responsibilities and improved self-management.
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