Parents' experience of caring for children with type 1 diabetes in mainland China: A qualitative study

Table 1 Interview outline

	Outline content
1	Would you describe the initial disease conditions of your child and your reaction at the time?
2	Would you describe a day when you take care of your sick child?
3	Since your child was diagnosed with diabetes, what is the most difficult problem that you care about or encounter?
4	How do you think that your child’s illness has affected your family life?
5	How do you manage your life in the process of taking care of your sick child?
6	As a caregiver, what are your needs in caring for your sick child?
7	How do you think about the role of caring for sick children?

Table 2 Themes and sub-themes of care needs

Theme	Sub-theme
Desire for information	Disease-related information
	Homecare information
	Channels of information acquisition
Skill guidance needs	Insulin injection techniques
	Skills required for symptom management
	Skills for monitoring blood glucose
	Skills for parent–child communication
Seeking emotional support	Family support
	Peer support from other parents of children with T1D
	Need for professional support
Lack of social support	Need for financial support
	Need for social security