It is presumed that families of poorly controlled diabetic adolescents (type 1) would benefit from parents' counselling, guided by "the New Authority" model.
"The New Authority" model has been shown to be helpful in risk behaviors such as children's violence and school refusal. It is assumed the model would prove helpful in the risk behavior of lack of adherence to diabetes treatment regimen. The treatment is give to parents only, without the adolescent's participation. It is predicted to improve self care, parents' monitoring, family conflict and parents' helplessness.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
change in self monitoring of blood glucose
Time frame: assessment at 4 points: enrty, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months
change in reported adherence
self care inventory questionnaire
Time frame: assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months
change in parents' helplessness
parents' helplessness questionnaire
Time frame: assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months
change in family conflict
diabetes family conflict scale
Time frame: assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months
change in parental monitoring
parental monitoring of diabetes
Time frame: assessment at four points: entry, after 3 months, after 6 months and after 9 months
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