Peer Coaching Interventions for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Purpose of Review Peer support is a promising model of providing psychosocial support to parents of children with type 1 diabetes. This review seeks to discuss the findings of the existing literature in peer coaching as it relates to parents and diabetes as well as to identify gaps in knowledge for...

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Published in:Current diabetes reports 2017-06, Vol.17 (6), p.39-39, Article 39
Main Authors: Tully, Carrie, Shneider, Caitlin, Monaghan, Maureen, Hilliard, Marisa E., Streisand, Randi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology
Humans
Intervention
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mentoring - methods
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Peer Group
Peer tutoring
Psychosocial Aspects (S Jaser
Section Editor
Topical Collection on Psychosocial Aspects
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Summary:Purpose of Review Peer support is a promising model of providing psychosocial support to parents of children with type 1 diabetes. This review seeks to discuss the findings of the existing literature in peer coaching as it relates to parents and diabetes as well as to identify gaps in knowledge for future intervention development and implementation. Recent Findings Peer support programs vary widely with regard to recruitment, training, and delivery protocols. Across most programs, ongoing support and supervision are provided to peer coaches. Despite inconsistent effects on psychosocial and child health outcomes, parent coaching is consistently a highly acceptable and feasible intervention with parents of children with T1D. Current evidence supports use of parent coaching as part of a multicomponent intervention or program to increase patient satisfaction, but more research is needed to determine if it can stand alone as an active mechanism for behavior change. Summary The use of peer coach interventions for parents of young children with diabetes is feasible to implement and highly acceptable. However, more research is needed to understand the enduring impact for target parents and peer coaches alike, as well as impact on child outcomes.
ISSN:1534-4827
1539-0829
DOI:10.1007/s11892-017-0870-7