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Social Support To Empower Parents (Step): An Intervention For Parents Of Young Children Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Carol Bova, Katherine Leung, Allison Trudeau, Mary Lee, Philip Gruppuso
Social Support To Empower Parents (Step): An Intervention For Parents Of Young Children Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Carol Bova, Katherine Leung, Allison Trudeau, Mary Lee, Philip Gruppuso
Mary M. Lee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of a social support intervention with parents of children <13 years old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus>(T1DM).
METHODS: For this randomized, controlled clinical trial, 10 parent mentors of children diagnosed with T1DM >or=1 year and 60 parent participants were recruited from 2 pediatric diabetes centers. Mentors were trained to provide social support (home visits and phone calls) for 12 months to families in the experimental arm (32 mothers). Control group parents (28 mothers) received the phone number of an experienced parent (not trained to give social support) to call as needed.
FINDINGS: Mothers in the experimental …
Parent Mentor Perspectives On Providing Social Support To Empower Parents, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Mary Lee
Parent Mentor Perspectives On Providing Social Support To Empower Parents, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Mary Lee
Mary M. Lee
PURPOSE: To describe the experience of parent mentors providing a social support intervention to parents of children < 13 years old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
METHODS: Qualitative descriptive interviews were conducted with 6 parent mentors (all mothers) who provided social support to 34 mothers and 19 fathers of children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus over a 12-month period. The mentors were trained to provide informational, affirmational, and emotional social support through home visits, phone calls, and/or e-mail. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify themes guided by the Ireys social support framework.
FINDINGS: The parent mentors described support activities that could be categorized into the 3 …