PMID- 23034947
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130514
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1938-2707 (Electronic)
IS  - 0009-9228 (Linking)
VI  - 51
IP  - 12
DP  - 2012 Dec
TI  - Adolescents and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative analysis of the 
      experience of social support.
PG  - 1130-9
LID - 10.1177/0009922812460914 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Research on how adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) 
      understand and use social support is limited. Therefore, we explored how 
      adolescents with T2DM experience and perceive social support. METHODS: 
      Adolescents with T2DM were interviewed, and data were qualitatively analyzed 
      using Consensual Qualitative Research methodology. RESULTS: Four themes emerged: 
      support for nondiabetes and diabetes-specific behaviors, feelings of belonging, 
      and disclosure. All participants expressed emotional and self-care-specific 
      support. For some, disclosure and a sense of belonging with others who had 
      diabetes often led to support elicitation. Participants also expressed a fear of 
      disclosing their diabetes to others. DISCUSSION: Adolescents with T2DM value 
      tangible and emotional support for behaviors both related and not related to 
      diabetes. Fear of disclosure was a typical experience with disclosure often 
      limited to close friends and family. Recommendations for health professionals to 
      assist adolescents in promoting appropriate disclosure and means of requesting 
      support are discussed.
FAU - Brouwer, Amanda M
AU  - Brouwer AM
AD  - Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987, USA. amanda.m.brouwer@gmail.com
FAU - Salamon, Katherine S
AU  - Salamon KS
FAU - Olson, Kimberly A
AU  - Olson KA
FAU - Fox, Michelle M
AU  - Fox MM
FAU - Yelich-Koth, Sara L
AU  - Yelich-Koth SL
FAU - Fleischman, Katie M
AU  - Fleischman KM
FAU - Hains, Anthony A
AU  - Hains AA
FAU - Davies, W Hobart
AU  - Davies WH
FAU - Kichler, Jessica C
AU  - Kichler JC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20121003
PL  - United States
TA  - Clin Pediatr (Phila)
JT  - Clinical pediatrics
JID - 0372606
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*psychology/therapy
MH  - Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Friends/psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Qualitative Research
MH  - Self Care/methods/*psychology
MH  - *Social Support
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2012/10/05 06:00
MHDA- 2013/05/15 06:00
CRDT- 2012/10/05 06:00
PHST- 2012/10/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/10/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/05/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 0009922812460914 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/0009922812460914 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Dec;51(12):1130-9. doi: 10.1177/0009922812460914. Epub 
      2012 Oct 3.