Resumen de Tried and True: Self-Regulation Theory as a Guiding Framework for Teaching Parents Diabetes Education Using Human Patient Simulation

Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Kimberly S. Johnson, Karen Cullen, Terry Hamm, Jean Bisordi, Kathleen Blaney, Laura Maguire, Gail D. Melkus

• Parents become emotionally upset when learning that their child has type 1 diabetes, yet they are expected to quickly learn functional diabetes management. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of self-regulation theory to guide a family-focused education intervention using human patient simulation to enhance the initial education of parents in diabetes management. A brief description is provided of the intervention framed by self-regulation theory. On the basis of the literature, we describe the educational vignettes used based on self-regulation in the randomized controlled trial entitled “Parent Education Through Simulation-Diabetes.” Examples of theory-in-practice will be illustrated by parental learning responses to this alternative educational innovation.