“I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes
Commissariat PV, Harrington KR, Whitehouse AL, Miller KM, Hilliard ME, Van Name M, DeSalvo DJ, Tamborlane WV, Anderson BJ, DiMeglio LA, Laffel LM. “I'm essentially his pancreas”: Parent perceptions of diabetes burden and opportunities to reduce burden in the care of children <8 years old with type 1 diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 2019, 21: 377-383. PMID: 31808586, PMCID: PMC7830825, DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetesGlycemic controlDiabetes burdenSecondary caregiversEmotional burdenChildren's glycemic controlYoung childrenCare of childrenAge 5.2Parents' perceptionsCaregivers' knowledgeClinical centersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsDiabetesDiabetes educationParental burdenHealthcare providersAge groupsInsulin pumpParents' burdenT1DChildren's qualityChild's diabetesParents' knowledgeParents' confidence