Assessing parental concerns of children with diabetes

Authors
Rearson, MA Urban, AD Baker, L McBride, J Tuttle, A Jawad, A
Citation
Ma. Rearson et al., Assessing parental concerns of children with diabetes, NURS PRACT, 11(1), 2000, pp. 20-25
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
NURSE PRACTITIONER FORUM-CURRENT TOPICS AND COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
10455485 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
20 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
1045-5485(200003)11:1<20:APCOCW>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This study assesses levels of parental concern in a group of families who h ad a young child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Despite high levels off co ncern for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, the parents reported that they ma naged their child's diabetes as recommended by the health care providers. N o correlation was Found between the concern ratings and level of glycemic c ontrol or incidence of severe hypoglycemic events. Copyright (C) 2000 by W. B. Saunders Company.