Family member involvement when multiple family members have type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Family involvement is beneficial for type 1 diabetes (T1D) self-management; however, few studies have examined family involvement when multiple family members (MFM) have T1D. This qualitative study examined the perceptions and experiences of family members (parents with and without diabetes, children with T1D, siblings without diabetes) where at least 2 members of the immediate family had T1D.

Materials and methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with members from five families (N = 21).

Results

Qualitative themes emerged noting the benefits of having MFM with T1D for initial diagnosis and the enhanced cohesion that comes from the support MFM with T1D provide each other. Across families, even when a father had T1D and the mother did not, the mother was

SUBMITTER: Litchman ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12628722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature