Exploring inequities in access to diabetes technologies among children and young people with type 1 diabetes: Perspectives of parents and young people from ethnic minority groups and low socio‐economic areas
Authors' conclusion
Barriers to diabetes technology access for CYP from ethnic minority backgrounds and low socio-economic areas stem from an interplay of systemic inequities, cultural and linguistic challenges, and financial constraints.
Study context
- Population
- Parents and caregivers of children and young people (CYP) (aged 2–17 years) with T1D and young people (aged 14–17 years) from ethnic minority groups and low socio-economic areas, UK27 parent–CYP + 5 young-person-led triads
- Participants
- 32 parents
- Outcome
- Barriers to accessing diabetes technologies
Methodological detailsonline semi-structured interviews, purposive sampling, reflexive thematic analysis, Interviews transcribed, coded and analysed in QSR NVivo12
- Online semi-structured interviews
- Purposive sampling
- Reflexive thematic analysis
- Interviews transcribed, coded and analysed in QSR NVivo12
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Barriers to accessibility (e.g., financial, linguistic and geographic challenges)
- Variability in education and service provision
- Intersectional barriers (e.g., race and socio-economic status)
- Need for improved communication and trust with healthcare professionals
Further findings
Ethnicity of participants
- Black African
- 72%
- Other Black
- 13%
- Asian
- 8%
- Other ethnic minority
- 6%
Original publication
Exploring inequities in access to diabetes technologies among children and young people with type 1 diabetes: Perspectives of parents and young people from ethnic minority groups and low socio‐economic areas. Diabet Med. Published 29 March 2026. doi:10.
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