فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Abstract:BACKGROUND/AIM: Parents have an important role to play in supporting adolescents with type 1diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Their education and occupation are important factors for the managementof this disease. This study aimed to investigate the parental support that Iranian adolescents withT1DM experience and to examine the effect of parents’ education and occupation on adolescents’perceived the parental support and metabolic control.METHODS: This is a cross‑sectional survey. The participants were 98 adolescents (aged 11–18 years)with T1DM referred to Endocrinology Clinics of Shahid Rahimi and Shahid Madani hospitals inKhorramabad, Iran, in 2016. For evaluating the adolescents’ perceptions of parental support, thefamily version of Diabetes Social Support Questionnaire was employed. It measures in five diabeticcare areas (insulin administration, blood testing, meal planning, exercise, and emotional support).Data were analyzed in SPSS version 22 software using descriptive statistics and inferential testsincluding Pearson correlation test, ANOVA, and independent t‑test.RESULTS: The parents’ educational level had a significant relationship with adolescents’ perceivedparental support and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level (P < 0.05). Occupation of father had no significantinfluence on his supportive behavior and HbA1c level in adolescents, but mother’s occupationsignificantly influenced them (P < 0.05). In adolescents with higher perceived parental support, themean HbA1c was lower.CONCLUSIONS: Parents with higher educational level can improve the metabolic control and providebetter meal planning in adolescents with T1DM.