PETS-D (parents education through simulation-diabetes): Parents' qualitative results. Issue 8 (August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramchandani, Neesha; Maguire, Laura L.; Stern, Kailyn; Quintos, Jose B.; Lee, Mary; Sullivan-Bolyai, Susan
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 99:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 1362
• Page End: 1367
• Publication Date: 2016-08
• Subjects: BG blood glucose -- HPS human patient simulator -- PETS-D parent education through simulation-diabetes -- T1D type 1 diabetes; Type 1 diabetes -- Parent education -- Simulation -- HPS -- Vignette; Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.03.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

Highlights: This is the first study to use HPS to provide education to parents of children with a chronic illness. HPS to enhance T1D teaching is an acceptable and viable option that was well-received by parents. Parents liked having the opportunity to practice diabetes skills on something life-like. Positive reactions to HPS-enhanced education far outweighed the negatives. Educators involved in this study liked HPS so much that they continue to use it after study completion. Abstract: Objective: Parents who have a child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must quickly learn daily diabetes self-management. An RCT was conducted using human patient simulation (HPS) to enhance parents learning diabetes self-management with children with new-onset T1D. The purpose of this study was to describe parents' perspectives of using HPS to augment diabetes education. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used with open-ended in-depth interviews of parents (n = 49) post-intervention. Qualitative directed content analysis was used. Results: The majority of parents were positive about learning with HPS. Although a few parents said the HPS was "hokey" or "creepy, " most reported the visual and hands-on learning was realistic and very beneficial. Seeing a seizure increased their fear although they would have panicked if they had not had that learning experience, and it helped build their diabetes self-management confidence. Recommendations included teaching others with the HPS (grandparents, siblings, babysitters, and school nurses). Conclusion: HPS-enhanced education is an acceptable and viable option that was generally well-received by parents of children with new-onset T1D. Practice implications: The technique should be studied with parents of children with other chronic illnesses to see if the benefits found in this study are applicable to other settings.