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Are children with type 1 diabetes safe at school? Examining parent perceptions
Author(s) -
Driscoll Kimberly A,
Volkening Lisa K,
Haro Heidi,
Ocean Gesnyr,
Wang Yuxia,
Jackson Crystal Crismond,
Clougherty Marilyn,
Hale Daniel E,
Klingensmith Georgeanna J,
Laffel Lori,
Deeb Larry C,
Siminerio Linda M
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.678
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1399-5448
pISSN - 1399-543X
DOI - 10.1111/pedi.12204
Subject(s) - permissive , medicine , diabetes mellitus , perception , family medicine , nursing , health professionals , type 1 diabetes , health care , medline , psychology , virology , neuroscience , economic growth , political science , law , economics , endocrinology
Objective To describe parent perceptions of children's diabetes care at school including: availability of licensed health professionals; staff training; logistics of provision of care; and occurrence and treatment of hypo‐ and hyperglycemia; and to examine parents' perceptions of their children's safety and satisfaction in the school environment. Research design and methods A survey was completed by parents of children with type 1 diabetes from permissive (trained, non‐medical school personnel permitted to provide diabetes care; N = 237) and non‐permissive (only licensed health care professionals permitted to provide diabetes care; N = 198) states. Results Most parents reported that schools had nurses available for the school day; teachers and coaches should be trained; nurses, children, and parents frequently provided diabetes care; and hypo‐ and hyperglycemia occurred often. Parents in permissive states perceived children to be as safe and were as satisfied with care as parents in non‐permissive states. Conclusions Training non‐medical staff will probably maximize safety of children with diabetes when a school nurse is not available.