Exploring Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Management of Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study
Table 2
The interview guide.
I. Experiences with diabetes: (1) Do you have/have you ever had diabetes in your close or distant environment? (2) What is your idea of what everyday life is like for someone with diabetes? (3) Is there a child with diabetes in your current or previous work environment?
II. Diabetes-related knowledge: (1) What do you know about diabetes? (2) What types of diabetes do you know? (3) What are the symptoms of diabetes? (4) In kindergarten/school, what are some of the behaviors that can manifest symptoms of diabetes? (5) What causes diabetes? (6) How does diabetes develop? (7) How can diabetes be managed/treated? (8) What treatment tools do you know? (9) Who is involved in the care? (usually for someone with diabetes, not just in school) (10) Where did you get your knowledge about diabetes from (friends, media, education, internet, etc.)
III. Options for diabetes care within school/kindergarten: (1) How is diabetes managed in the kindergarten/school? (2) What daily activities are important in relation to diabetes care in school? (3) How do you see peers relating to a child with diabetes? (4) What specific knowledge/skills does the teacher need if there is a child with diabetes in the group/class? (5) What are the difficulties/barriers to diabetes care within the school? What could be a solution or help to overcome these difficulties? (6) Would you participate in a diabetes education session? (7) Who within the school staff can be affected by diabetes? (8) How are parents contacted about diabetes? (9) What can parents do to facilitate diabetes care for teachers?
IV. Possible solutions to the issue of T1D in schools/kindergartens: (1) What do you think would be an ideal solution to the situation of children living with T1D in school/kindergarten? (2) What realistic/potential/achievable solution do you see? (3) How do you see what you can do to help diabetes management in the school/kindergarten?
