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- Title
Parental experiences of short term supported use of a do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitor (DIYrtCGM): A qualitative study.
- Authors
Crocket, Hamish; Elbashy, Mona M.; Kavanagh, Tom; Styles, Sara; Galland, Barbara; Haszard, Jillian J.; Wiltshire, Esko; Jefferies, Craig; de Bock, Martin I.; Tomlinson, Paul; Jones, Shirley; Wheeler, Benjamin J.
- Abstract
Aims: To investigate the experiences of parents caring for young children with type 1 diabetes type 1 diabetes using a do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitor (DIYrtCGM) in a supported setting. Methods: Exit interviews were conducted with parents from 11 families at the end of the MiaoMiao study: a randomised cross‐over trial focusing on parental fear of hypoglycaemia. Technical support was provided to participants while using DIYrtCGM during the trial. A convenience sampling approach was used to recruit parents. An in‐depth, semi‐structured interview approach was used. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes and subthemes. Results: Parents identified that remote monitoring enabled proactive management and that overall alarms/glucose alerts were useful. Some parents reported reductions in anxiety, increased independence for their child, and improvements in the child–parent relationship. However, parents also reported regular signal loss with DIYrtCGM, along with complicated apps and challenges troubleshooting technical problems. Despite this, nine of the 11 families continued to use the system after the end of the trial. Conclusions: Do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was on balance beneficial for the parents interviewed. However, while access to CGM shifted the burden of care experienced by parents, burden did not significantly reduce for all parents, as the improved glycaemic control that they achieved was accompanied with the responsibility for continually monitoring their child's data. Supported use of do‐it‐yourself CGM may be an achievable, cost‐effective option for parents caring for children with type 1 diabetes in countries without funded access to CGM.
- Subjects
BLOOD sugar monitors; EDUCATION of parents; PARENT attitudes; BLOOD sugar monitoring; RESEARCH methodology; GLYCEMIC control; TYPE 1 diabetes; INTERVIEWING; MONITOR alarms (Medicine); QUALITATIVE research; STATISTICAL sampling; THEMATIC analysis; ANXIETY; PARENT-child relationships; CHILDREN
- Publication
Diabetic Medicine, 2022, Vol 39, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0742-3071
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dme.14731