PETS-D (Parent Education Thru Simulation-Diabetes)
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Diabetes |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/1/2014 |
| Start Date: | April 2010 |
| Contact: | Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, DNSc |
| Email: | susan.sullivan-bolyai@umassmed.edu |
| Phone: | 508-856-4185 |
Hypothesis: Parents who receive Parent Education Thru Simulation-Diabetes (PETS-D) will have
significantly higher diabetes knowledge (cognitive visual schemata), better technical and
problem-solving competence and confidence, and lower fear and stress/anxiety levels; and
provide better diabetes management at 14 weeks compared to those parents receiving standard
diabetes education.
significantly higher diabetes knowledge (cognitive visual schemata), better technical and
problem-solving competence and confidence, and lower fear and stress/anxiety levels; and
provide better diabetes management at 14 weeks compared to those parents receiving standard
diabetes education.
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents 18 years and older who have a child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
mellitus (T1DM) from 5 years old to under 13 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- exclude children with developmental delays (such as Down Syndrome, Autism) or steroid
induced diabetes (cancer treatment related or cystic fibrosis)
- exclude parents who require insulin treatment -or- those that have another child with
TIDM
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