Development of nursing guidelines for parents raising a child with type 1 diabetes.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593408
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Toho University
• Principal Investigator: IDENO Keiko 東邦大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70248863)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KAWAKAMI Chika 東邦大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30324784) ; AMANO Rina 東邦大学, 看護学部, 助教 (90459818)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAKAMURA Nobue 千葉大学, 大学院看護学研究科, 教授 (20282460)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 1型糖尿病 / 養育 / 家族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to clarify fathers’roles when caring for children with type 1 diabetes and the support provided by them to the mothers. We conducted a group interview with 7 fathers at a diabetic camp. Subsequently, to clarify the mothers’view of the fathers’behavior, we conducted a similar interview with 4 couple parents. The following results were obtained. In addition to fathers caring for the child and helping in housework, their emotional support was important to the mothers. Fathers’ behavior toward the siblings and their parenting styles were different from those of mothers in that fathers were well balanced. Nursing intervention was required to help fathers understand mothers’ views about their behavior, and for them to understand one another's roles.

Free Research Field

小児看護学