Family-centered interventions for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of family-centered interventions on improving health outcomes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Methods

A literature search was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines, using six electronic databases: EMBASE, CINAHL, Medline, CENTRAL, Scopus, and Web of Science. The inclusion criteria encompassed studies with populations of children and adolescents (age <18 years) and at least one parent/caregiver, or only parents/caregivers if the children were very young, and studies that investigated the health outcomes of children and parents/caregivers diagnosed with T1DM.

Results

From 2,746 published studies, only nine studies met the inclusion criteria. The key interventions wer

SUBMITTER: Ispriantari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925297 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature