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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

type 1 diabetes mellitus, raising a child with type 1 diabetes

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Life Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of my study was to examine gender differences in mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of raising a child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Set in the intermountain west, the study used a qualitative descriptive approach to analyze 13 parent interviews conducted over the telephone (7 mothers and 6 fathers), which were transcribed verbatim and analyzed for themes using appropriate qualitative methodology. I created a script for the questionnaire consisting of seven main questions with additional probe questions I could use to glean more information from the interviews. After I transcribed the interviews, I grouped the answers to each question together and in relation to gender. After doing this I found commonalities in the respondent’s answers and compared each genders commonalities with the other gender.

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