Needs for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20240729-04238
- VernacularTitle:1型糖尿病患儿父母参与治疗决策需求的质性研究
- Author:
Feng MIAO
1
;
Anwei XIE
;
Mengwei YAN
;
Xuan ZHAO
;
Hui YANG
;
Jinxia YANG
;
Suying CAO
Author Information
1. 苏州大学附属儿童医院内分泌遗传代谢科，苏州 215003
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, type 1;
Parents;
Shared decision making;
Decision-making needs;
Qualitative research;
Pediatric nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(1):23-29
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the need for parental involvement in treatment decision-making for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, so as to provide basis for medical and nursing staff to formulate targeted intervention strategies.Methods:This was a qualitative study. From April to May 2024, 15 parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus admitted to the Department of Endocrine Genetics and Metabolism at Children's Hospital of Soochow University were selected as research subjects for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Inductive content analysis was used for data analysis.Results:Among the 15 children patients, there were 4 males and 11 females, with an age of (37.61±5.93) years old. Four themes were extracted, including the need for decision-making involvement and expression, the need for diversity decision-making information, the need for multi-channel decision-making communication and the need for diversified decision-making support.Conclusions:Medical and nursing staff should pay attention to decision-making needs of the parents of children with type 1 diabetes when they participate in treatment decision-making, and improve their parents' decision-making self-efficacy and promote their decision-making involvement by adopting diversified decision-making aids and effective decision-making communication.
