{"title":"Parental Perceptions of Safe and Effective School-Based Diabetes Management: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Kristiana G H Cullum, Lauren Wren","doi":"10.1177/10598405251376579","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a disease that impacts daily life and requires individualized management while at school. The purpose of this study was to explore parents' perceptions and feelings surrounding facilitators and barriers to health safety of their child with T1DM in schools and parent driven factors to overcome them. Using a qualitative approach, parents (<i>N</i> = 12) of children with T1DM who attend school outside the home were interviewed in 2019 and data was analyzed through content analysis. Five themes emerged from the study: (1) pre-school preparation, (2) parents as educators, (3) longing for normalcy, (4) communication facilitating perceptions of safety, and (5) policies and technology: the tortoise and the hare. Parents exhibited a multitude of emotions including, gratitude, frustration, and disappointment, but, overall, felt their children were safe at school due to parent-instituted practices. Continued policy development is needed for standards surrounding ongoing communication avenues for parents and incorporating technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":50058,"journal":{"name":"Journal of School Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"10598405251376579"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of School Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405251376579","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a disease that impacts daily life and requires individualized management while at school. The purpose of this study was to explore parents' perceptions and feelings surrounding facilitators and barriers to health safety of their child with T1DM in schools and parent driven factors to overcome them. Using a qualitative approach, parents (N = 12) of children with T1DM who attend school outside the home were interviewed in 2019 and data was analyzed through content analysis. Five themes emerged from the study: (1) pre-school preparation, (2) parents as educators, (3) longing for normalcy, (4) communication facilitating perceptions of safety, and (5) policies and technology: the tortoise and the hare. Parents exhibited a multitude of emotions including, gratitude, frustration, and disappointment, but, overall, felt their children were safe at school due to parent-instituted practices. Continued policy development is needed for standards surrounding ongoing communication avenues for parents and incorporating technology.
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The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed forum for improving the health of school children and the school community. The JOSN includes original research, research reviews, evidenced-based innovations in clinical practice or policy, and more. In addition to nursing, experts from medicine, public health, epidemiology, health services research, policy analysis, and education administration, also contribute.
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