The management of type I diabetes is a responsibility that has a significant impact not only on the individual child, but on the family as a whole. Little is known about the response of children to a sibling with type I diabetes.
The aims are to determine 1) What are the specific responses of children, in the context of the family unit, to living with a sibling with type I diabetes?; 2) Does resilient behavior on the part of the family unit foster adaptation to living with type I diabetes?; and 3) What are the coping strategies used by those children and their families that enhance the adaptation to living with a chronic illness? Data will be collected over a six-month period from approximately 100 children who have a sibling with type I diabetes. Various instruments, including FACES, FIRMk CHIP and FILE, as well as KIDCOPE and Sibling Social Support Scale, will be used to collect the data.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31NR007506-02
Application #
6187513
Study Section
National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group (NRRC)
Program Officer
Armstrong, Nell
Project Start
2000-09-27
Project End
Budget Start
2000-09-27
Budget End
2001-09-26
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$31,582
Indirect Cost
Name
Yale University
Department
Type
Schools of Nursing
DUNS #
082359691
City
New Haven
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
06520
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