Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2020 Jul;25(3):e12287.
doi: 10.1111/jspn.12287. Epub 2020 Jan 23.

A concept analysis of psychological distress in parents related to diabetes management in children and adolescents

Diana Arabiat  1   2 , Mohammad Al Jabery  3 , Lisa Whitehead  1   4
Affiliations
Review

A concept analysis of psychological distress in parents related to diabetes management in children and adolescents

Diana Arabiat et al. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a concept analysis of parents' psychological distress in the context of diabetes management among children and adolescents. A clear understanding of the possible impact of diabetes management on parents will help to inform how nurses can work with parents to support glycaemic control in children and adolescents.

Design and method: Concept analysis using Walker and Avant's eight-stage approach was used as a guiding framework. PubMed, OVID (CINAHL, Medline, PsychInfo), the Cochrane library and the Joanna Briggs library were searched for the past 50 years.

Results: Thirty-three studies provided data for the concept analysis. Attributes included difficulty coping, changes in emotional status and manifestations of mental health problems.

Practice implication: Based on the literature synthesis, we suggest all facets of distress related to diabetes can in principle be inferred through the proposed relationship between distress and other interactions of individual coping, caring burden and family relational functioning. The proposed conceptual model linking antecedents' factors and individual characteristics of parents to the concepts of psychological distress may assist researchers to design interventions for supporting diabetes management in children and adolescents.

Keywords: adolescents; children; concept analysis; diabetes; parents; psychological distress.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

REFERENCES

    1. Albrecht, T. A., & Rosenzweig, M. (2014). Distress in patients with acute leukemia: A concept analysis. Cancer Nursing, 37(3), 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0b013e31829193ad
    1. AL Jabery, M., & Arabiat, D. (2019). Chronic Illnesses in the Arab World. In Laher, I. (Ed.), Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World. Springer Nature, Singapore Pvt. Ltd.
    1. Arabiat, D., Whitehead, L., Foster, M., Shields, L., & Harris, L. (2018). Parents's experiences of family centred care practices. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
    1. Bowes, S., Lowes, L., Warner, J., & Gregory, J. W. (2009). Chronic sorrow in parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(5), 992-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.04963.x
    1. Buckloh, L. M., Lochrie, A. S., Antal, H., Milkes, A., Canas, J. A., Hutchinson, S., & Wysocki, T. (2008). Diabetes complications in youth: Qualitative analysis of parents' perspectives of family learning and knowledge. Diabetes Care, 31(8), 1516-1520. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc07-2349

LinkOut - more resources