| Summary: | ABSTRACT Background: When children suffer from diabetes mellitus, hospital care is required in the acute phase, thereafter parents gradually take over the responsibility for their child's medical treatment. The family needs information and education to manage the chronic disease in their daily life. Aim: The aim was to investigate how parents perceived the information given when their children suffer from diabetes mellitus. Method: A qualitative design. Semistructured interviews with eight parents whose children were in the ages of two to twelve years. Data was analyzed with a qualitative content analysis. Results: The study resulted in four categories: the needs of the parents, the impact of the child, the role of the healthcare personnel and the future perspective. The categories culminated in the subject knowledge gives power. Parents perceived the given information in a variety of ways, where factors such as receptivity, crisis reaction, location and time of information, and who provided the information were of importance. They perceived that clear planning of care time and early involvement in the care of their children generated greater independence and control over the situation. Conclusion: Parents perceived the given information in a variety of ways, where factors such as receptivity, crisis reaction, location and time of information, and who provided the information were of importance. Early involvement generated in greater independence and control over the situation. Further research on the subject can contribute to increased knowledge of healthcare professionals, which in the future can improve the parents' experience of the given information. Keywords: parents, information, type 1 diabetes mellitus, pediatrics, communication, parental education
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