Paediatric Type 2 diabetes: Experiences/views of children & families

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Paediatric Type 2 diabetes: Investigating the experiences and views of children and their families

• IRAS ID

  220502

• Contact name

  Vicki Lee

• Contact email

  vicki.lee@bthft.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 2 months, 3 days

• Research summary

  Type 2 diabetes in children and young people is a growing problem. Research suggests that this group are particularly at risk of poor health outcomes and diabetes complications. Research also shows that there are considerable barriers to effective treatment in this group. This study aims to gain insight into the experiences of children/young people with type 2 diabetes and their parents/guardians and to gain their views on the most helpful ways to improve and develop services. Specifically, the research aims to gather information around the following:
  • Current experiences of and views about treatment from the perspective of the young person and their family
  • Experiences and views around compliance with treatment
  • What has been most and least helpful about the service they have received
  • Information on preferences around treatment and ideas for improving services

  The study will invite all children/young people with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and their parents/carers to take part in an interview. This data will then be analysed using thematic analysis to identify key themes and patterns from the data. This will then be used to develop a care pathway for children and young people with type 2 diabetes and improve services for them.

• REC name

  London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/LO/0866

• Date of REC Opinion

  19 May 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion