(S01B) Religious And Spiritual Coping Among Latinx Parents Of Youth With New Onset Diabetes

Children and youth with diabetes experience persistent racial and economic disparities in disease management and access to support services. There is a need for interventions that respond to the cultural strengths and psychosocial burdens of underserved youth with diabetes and their families. When traditional coping resources are unavailable or exacerbated, Latinx parents of youth with diabetes may turn to religious/spiritual resources embedded in their daily lives or community. Yet, there is a gap in knowledge about the religious/spiritual experiences and needs of Latinx parents of youth with diabetes. The goal of this research was to understand parental experiences with religion/spirituality and identify unmet psychosocial needs of Latinx parents of youth with diabetes. Virtual and in-person interviews with parents of Latinx youth, ages 6 to 17, were completed in English or Spanish, to explore parents' religious/spiritual resources and needs related to youth diabetes.

Complete list of authors of the research with names, credentials, and institutional affiliations (a list of authors of the research, not a list of presenters).: Megan Visser, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
Sisi M. Namoc Leturia, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
Caitlin Sayegh, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Jaquelin Flores Garcia, MPH, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California
Jennifer Raymond, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Rebecca O.L.B. Barber, PhD, RN, CPN, CDCES, Los Angeles, Califorina

List all sources of funding for your research: Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists and Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education Mentored Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Integrated Diabetes Management
Children's Hospital Los Angeles New Knowledge and Innovation Grant