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Parenting Children With Diabetes

Exploring Parenting Styles on Children Living With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Diana Sherifali, RN, PhD, CDE, Donna Ciliska, RN, PhD and Linda O'Mara, RN, PhD

From the School of Nursing, McMaster University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Correspondence to Diana Sherifali, RN, PhD, CDE, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Nursing Post Doctoral Fellow, Sessional Faculty, School of Nursing, McMaster University, 414 Forestlawn Road, Waterloo, Ontario N2K 2J6, Canada (dsherif{at}mcmaster.ca).

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which parenting styles is associated with diabetes control in children (aged 5–12 years) with type 1 diabetes, and on child and parent quality of life.

Methods

Data were collected from a total of 216 parent and child dyads, from 4 pediatric diabetes clinics in southern Ontario, using a cross-sectional survey methodology. Each parent and child independently completed the questionnaires. The study instruments included the Parenting Dimensions Inventory, Pediatric Quality of Life (diabetes specific), and chart reviews for glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) levels.

Results

The results of the study demonstrated that parenting styles were not correlated with diabetes control and were weakly correlated with quality of life. Most parents reported behaviors of authoritative or democratic parenting. The mean glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) for children in the study was slightly above optimal target range, at 8.4%. Parental education had a weak negative correlation with diabetes control.

Conclusions

Parenting styles are not associated with diabetes control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes. However, further research should assess the impact of the determinants of parenting on children with type 1 diabetes and quality of life.

This version was published on May 1, 2009

The Diabetes Educator, Vol. 35, No. 3, 476-483 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0145721709333268
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