How online peer support affects management efficacy and mitigates difficulties of parents caring for children with type 1 diabetes

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q3 ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Primary Care Diabetes Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2023.09.003

Norbert Buzás , Mária Dóra Horváth , Zsanett Tesch , Emese Hallgató

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Abstract

The proper management of pediatric type 1 diabetes depends substantially on the parents of affected children. Parental psychological traits specifically related to diabetes caregiving influence the quality of their care and management of the disease in their children. Parents often use Facebook groups as sources of peer support and information about diabetes care. The present study aimed to examine the influence of devices used in diabetes management, ascertain the impact of Facebook peer-support groups on parental perceptions of problems and probe parental self-efficacy. 318 parents of children with type 1 diabetes completed an online questionnaire on demographics, diabetes-related data, and diabetes care-related psychological characteristics. Data analysis revealed three variables that determined competence in diabetes management: the utility of information and suggestions offered in the Facebook groups on diabetes; the form of insulin administration and membership in Facebook groups. Our results underpin that peer-support groups on social media platforms can serve as sources of the necessary information, support, and feedback on diabetes management competence for parents of children living with type 1 diabetes, they may thus facilitate parental diabetes management capabilities.

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在线同伴支持如何影响管理效果并减轻父母照顾1型糖尿病儿童的困难。

儿童1型糖尿病的正确治疗在很大程度上取决于受影响儿童的父母。与糖尿病护理特别相关的父母心理特征会影响他们对孩子疾病的护理和管理质量。家长们经常使用Facebook群组作为同伴支持和糖尿病护理信息的来源。本研究旨在检验糖尿病管理中使用的设备的影响，确定Facebook同伴支持小组对父母问题认知的影响，并探究父母的自我效能。318名1型糖尿病儿童的父母完成了一份关于人口统计、糖尿病相关数据和糖尿病护理相关心理特征的在线问卷调查。数据分析揭示了决定糖尿病管理能力的三个变量：脸书糖尿病小组提供的信息和建议的效用；胰岛素管理的形式和Facebook群组的成员资格。我们的研究结果表明，社交媒体平台上的同伴支持小组可以作为1型糖尿病儿童父母糖尿病管理能力的必要信息、支持和反馈来源，从而促进父母的糖尿病管理能力。

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来源期刊

Primary Care Diabetes ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM-PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

3.40%

发文量

134

审稿时长

47 days

期刊介绍： The journal publishes original research articles and high quality reviews in the fields of clinical care, diabetes education, nutrition, health services, psychosocial research and epidemiology and other areas as far as is relevant for diabetology in a primary-care setting. The purpose of the journal is to encourage interdisciplinary research and discussion between all those who are involved in primary diabetes care on an international level. The Journal also publishes news and articles concerning the policies and activities of Primary Care Diabetes Europe and reflects the society''s aim of improving the care for people with diabetes mellitus within the primary-care setting.