title: Evaluating the Experience of Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents Taking Part in an Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trial Over Multiple Days in a Diabetes Camp Setting.
abstract: To explore the experiences of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents taking part in an artificial pancreas (AP) clinical trial during a 7-day summer camp.
  
  
  
  A semistructured interview, composed of 14 questions based on the Technology Acceptance Model, was conducted at the end of the clinical trial. Participants also completed the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ, parent version) and the AP Acceptance Questionnaire.
  
  
  
  Thirty children, aged 5-9 years, and their parents completed the study. A content analysis of the interviews showed that parents were focused on understanding the mechanisms, risks, and benefits of the new device, whereas the children were focused on the novelty of the new system. The parents' main concerns about adopting the new system seemed related to the quality of glucose control. The mean scores of DTSQ subscales indicated general parents' satisfaction (44.24 ± 5.99, range 32-53) and trustful views of diabetes control provided by the new system (7.8 ± 2.2, range 3-12). The AP Acceptance Questionnaire revealed that most parents considered the AP easy to use (70.5%), intended to use it long term (94.0%), and felt that it was apt to improve glucose control (67.0%).
  
  
  
  Participants manifested a positive attitude toward the AP. Further studies are required to explore participants' perceptions early in the AP development to individualize the new treatment as much as possible, and to tailor it to respond to their needs and values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy alda.troncone@unina2.it.
authors.forename: Alda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Troncone
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department and Diabetes Research Institute, Scientific Institute, Hospital San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.affiliation: Department of the Woman, of the Child and of the General and Specialized Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iafusco
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rabbone
authors.affiliation: Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Unit, Azienda Ospedialiera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabbion
authors.affiliation: Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Bambino Gesù, Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiaffini
authors.affiliation: Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.affiliation: Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Unit, Azienda Ospedialiera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marigliano
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Diabetology Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Novella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rapini
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Department and Diabetes Research Institute, Scientific Institute, Hospital San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rigamonti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tinti
authors.affiliation: Unit of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vallone
authors.affiliation: Department of the Woman, of the Child and of the General and Specialized Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zanfardino
authors.affiliation: Unit of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boscari
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Favero
authors.affiliation: Unit of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galasso
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanzola
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Messori
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Palma
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Visentin
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calore
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Yenny
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Lalo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Magni
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Losiouk
authors.affiliation: Center for Diabetes Technology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chernavvsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quaglini
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cobelli
authors.affiliation: Unit of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruttomesso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019397:Pancreas, Artificial / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010465:Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires