Diabetes Management in Danish Primary School: A Survey of Experiences of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Mia K. Iken; Nuri C. Mateu; Lise B. Johansen; Kasper A. Pilgaard; Annette K. Mouritsen; Anders J. Schou; Line S. Høst; Anne Ø. Nannsen; Kurt Kristensen; Stine Hangaard; Mette Madsen; Dan Grabowski

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Diabetes Management in Danish Primary School: A Survey of Experiences of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Mia K. Iken^*, Nuri C. Mateu, Lise B. Johansen, Kasper A. Pilgaard, Annette K. Mouritsen, Anders J. Schou, Line S. Høst, Anne Ø. Nannsen, Kurt Kristensen, Stine Hangaard, Mette Madsen, Dan Grabowski

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Supporting diabetes self-care in school is important for optimal glycemic control and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate parental experiences of diabetes management in Danish schools, with an emphasis on the importance of school staff support in self-care. This cross-sectional study surveyed parents of schoolchildren with type 1 diabetes aged 6 to 16 years in Denmark. The parents were identified among members of the Danish Diabetes Association and were invited to complete an online questionnaire. A total of 252 parents of schoolchildren with type 1 diabetes answered the questionnaire. Only 28% of the children had a designated staff member responsible for support in diabetes self-care during school hours. Having a designated staff member responsible for support in self-care was positively associated with parental experiences of better school–parent cooperation (p < 0.001), better experience of diabetes management in school (p < 0.001), and larger proportions of children and parents feeling comfortable in school (p = 0.022 and p = 0.049, respectively). School staff support was positively associated with better parental experience of diabetes management and with some parameters of mental health in schoolchildren with type 1 diabetes and their parents in Denmark.

Original language	English
Journal	Diabetology
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	108-118
Number of pages	11
ISSN	2673-4540
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology4010012
Publication status	Published - 2 Mar 2023

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parent
school
support
type 1 diabetes

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Iken, M. K., Mateu, N. C., Johansen, L. B., Pilgaard, K. A., Mouritsen, A. K., Schou, A. J., Høst, L. S., Nannsen, A. Ø., Kristensen, K., Hangaard, S., Madsen, M., & Grabowski, D. (2023). Diabetes Management in Danish Primary School: A Survey of Experiences of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetology, 4(1), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology4010012

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