SBIR/STTR Research Award
Parents.Cope: A tool for Parents of Adolescents with T1DM
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- New England Research Institutes, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- FFWJTXCKDLK5
- Solicitation number
- PA13-088
- Topic code
- NIDDK
Research abstract
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is the most common chronic illness in children, affecting 1 in 400 with evidence that its prevalence is increasing worldwide. Parents of children with T1DM are responsible for a labor-intensive and complicated daily regimen that has been described as an overwhelming experience, requiring constant vigilance. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms for parents of children with T1DM range from 21-59%; depressive symptoms from 10-74%; psychological distress from 29-33%; and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from 19-24%. Parental psychological distress has negative health implications for the parent, the overall functioning of the family, the psychological adjustment of their child with T1DM, and diabetes management. Combined with parental stress, children (as they reach adolescence) have an increasing need for autonomy in T1DM management, creating additional concerns about good metabolic control. Most health care visits are thus focused on the adolesce
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
115 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2017). Reported award amounts total $30,701,719. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy