Understanding Daily, Emotional, and Physical Burdens and Needs of Parents Caring for Children with Type 1 Diabetes
Table 4
Frequency of diabetes support requested by all parents and by low- and high-burden parents living with a child with type 1 diabetes.
All
Daily burden
Emotional burden
Physical burden
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Diabetes training
77.7%
75.4%
79.4%
0.131
74.5%
79.5%
0.065
76.5%
80.8%
0.204
Self-help group
23.3%
16.0%
29.8%
<0.0001
14.6%
28.8%
<0.0001
21.2%
30.8%
0.003
Diabetes nannies
37.5%
25.1%
50.0%
<0.0001
26.0%
45.3%
<0.0001
31.5%
58.0%
<0.0001
Web-based consultation
41.6%
40.4%
43.1%
0.405
42.3%
40.8%
0.648
42.1%
40.2%
0.645
Website for parents†
53.4%
51.1%
55.5%
0.164
54.2%
52.2%
0.562
53.1%
54.9%
0.649
Care service
18.6%
11.9%
25.5%
<0.0001
12.1%
22.8%
<0.0001
15.5%
29.5%
<0.0001
Home office opportunities
43.9%
37.2%
50.8%
<0.0001
37.4%
47.8%
0.001
42.0%
49.6%
0.047
Flexible working hours
61.2%
53.3%
69.2%
<0.0001
54.7%
65.3%
0.0007
58.9%
68.8%
0.008
Note: burden answers were dichotomized: low category includes “very low,” “low,” and “moderate”; and high category includes “high” and “very high.” Significance level according to analyses. †Website for parents of children with diabetes.
