Type 1 Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
type 1 diabetes, parents, occupation, gender inequality
Brief summary
A cross-sectional multicenter study using a questionnaire assessing occupational and financial situation before and after the onset of type 1 diabetes was distributed to all families with a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before the age of 14 years in nine German pediatric diabetes centers.
Detailed description
This cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted between January and June 2018 during a three months period per center. The selected nine pediatric diabetes centers covered all regions of Germany. The study participants were mothers, fathers, or other primary caregivers of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before 14 years of age. During a regularly scheduled medical visit, in Germany usually 4 per year, families were informed about the study procedure, its aims and anonymous data collection and analyses. The answered questionnaires were either collected in a closed box in each diabetes center or could be sent anonymously via a prepaid envelope to the study administration center.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
diabetesDE-Deutsche Diabetes Hilfe
Sana-Klinikum Lichtenberg
Kinderkrankenhaus auf der Bult
Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift
Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH
Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen
Ruhr University of Bochum
Leopoldina-Krankenhaus der Stadt Schweinfurt GmbH
Kinderärzte Mondstraße, Dr. med. Ralph Ziegler und Kollegen, Praxis für Kinder und Jugendmedizin
Hannover Medical School
Study design
Observational model
FAMILY_BASED
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* mothers, fathers or other primary caregivers of children and adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before 14 years of age * child's diabetes duration at least 12 months * child's age under 19 years
Exclusion criteria
* caregivers unability to understand German language sufficiently
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| occupational situation of parents | up to 12 weeks | questionnaire with 7 items to capture changes in occupational situation of parents after the onset of type 1 diabetes in their child |
| number of participants reporting financial burden | up to 12 weeks | questionnaire to capture changes in occupational situation of parents after the onset of type 1 diabetes in their child |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number of participants reporting emotional and/or psychosocial burden | up to 12 weeks | questionnaire to capture psychosocial and emotional burden of parents in the year following the diagnosis of diabetes in a child |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed