Parents of Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Study

NCT ID: NCT03158415

Last Updated: 2019-02-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2017-07-18

Brief Summary

The purpose of this mixed-methods study is to explore the lived experience of parents of young adults ages 18 to 25 years with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence, and to test the preliminary efficacy of a mobile education program to reduce parental distress.

Detailed Description

As young adults with T1D navigate the transition process to independence, they often do so in partnership with their parents, who are tasked with providing support and guidance. At this time, however, no structured education program exists for these parents. In addition, little is known about their learning needs, levels of distress, and readiness to provide appropriate guidance for their emerging adult children. This represents a gap in the literature and an opportunity to undertake exploratory research to learn more about this population so that meaningful education and support can be provided.

Aim 1. To describe the lived experience and diabetes-specific educational needs of parents of young adults with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence.

Aim 2. To measure the effect of a mobile diabetes education program on diabetes distress levels of parents of young adults ages 18 to 25 years who are transitioning to independence.

Conditions

Type1diabetes; Parents

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Parents of Young Adults with T1D

Parents of young adults ages 18 to 25 years with type 1 diabetes who are transitioning to independence. During six weeks, participants will receive a reminder via text and/or email twice per week to invite them to view diabetes education materials on the study's mobile website, T1DToolkit.org. Topics on this website include, among others, Caregiver Burnout; Your Child is Now an Adult; Sharing Responsibility; Sources of Support; Common Fears for Parents of Young Adults; and Your Child, Your Child's Doctor, and You.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

T1DToolkit.org mobile diabetes education

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a reminder via text and/or email twice per week to invite them to view diabetes education materials on the study's mobile website, T1DToolkit.org. Topics on this website include, among others, Caregiver Burnout; Your Child is Now an Adult; Sharing Responsibility; Sources of Support; Common Fears for Parents of Young Adults; and Your Child, Your Child's Doctor, and You.

Six weeks after enrollment, participants will complete the Modified Diabetes Distress Scale: Parents of Young Adults.

Interventions

T1DToolkit.org mobile diabetes education

Participants will receive a reminder via text and/or email twice per week to invite them to view diabetes education materials on the study's mobile website, T1DToolkit.org. Topics on this website include, among others, Caregiver Burnout; Your Child is Now an Adult; Sharing Responsibility; Sources of Support; Common Fears for Parents of Young Adults; and Your Child, Your Child's Doctor, and You.

Six weeks after enrollment, participants will complete the Modified Diabetes Distress Scale: Parents of Young Adults.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• (1) Ability to read and speak English
• (2) parent of a child aged ≥18 years and ≤25 years with a diagnosis with T1D
• (3) must have access to a smartphone or tablet or laptop/desktop computer with internet access.

Exclusion Criteria

• (1) Significant medical comorbidity in the participant that could, in the opinion of the PI, affect participant's capacity to complete study follow up;
• (2) inability to read and speak English.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 99 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Florida

Locations

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

13177

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB201700810

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id