Diabetes Self-Management Education to Empower Adolescents with Type I Diabetes
Morsy, Madiha; Iman I. Abd Al Moniem; elsayed, salma;
Abstract
Abstract:
The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to empower adolescents with type I diabetic. A quasi experimental design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in Diabetic Pediatric Out-Patient Clinic at Children Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Subjects: A purposive sample of 52 adolescents out of 316 aged from twelve to eighteen years, who have type I diabetes as a chronic illness one month ago their blood glucose level uncontrolled. Data were collected by structured questionnaire sheet to assess knoweldge, adolescent medical record, adolescent follow-up log book and observation checklists to assess practice regarding to seven items of DSME. These tools were used three times pre/post after three months and after six months follow-up. The study revealed that, there was a statistically significant difference between pre/post, pre/follow-up and post/follow-up implementation of DSME sessions. The study concluded that DSME had empowered adolescents toward achieve self-care. It could be recommended that DSME could be applied to all age of children especially adolescents to guide the intervention and improve the care.
[Iman I. Abd Al Moniem; Madiha A. Morsi and Salma El-Sayd. Diabetes Self-Management Education to Empower Adolescents with Diabetes. Researcher. 2011;3(6):18-26]. (ISSN: 1553-9865). http://www.sciencepub.net
The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to empower adolescents with type I diabetic. A quasi experimental design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in Diabetic Pediatric Out-Patient Clinic at Children Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Subjects: A purposive sample of 52 adolescents out of 316 aged from twelve to eighteen years, who have type I diabetes as a chronic illness one month ago their blood glucose level uncontrolled. Data were collected by structured questionnaire sheet to assess knoweldge, adolescent medical record, adolescent follow-up log book and observation checklists to assess practice regarding to seven items of DSME. These tools were used three times pre/post after three months and after six months follow-up. The study revealed that, there was a statistically significant difference between pre/post, pre/follow-up and post/follow-up implementation of DSME sessions. The study concluded that DSME had empowered adolescents toward achieve self-care. It could be recommended that DSME could be applied to all age of children especially adolescents to guide the intervention and improve the care.
[Iman I. Abd Al Moniem; Madiha A. Morsi and Salma El-Sayd. Diabetes Self-Management Education to Empower Adolescents with Diabetes. Researcher. 2011;3(6):18-26]. (ISSN: 1553-9865). http://www.sciencepub.net
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| Title | Diabetes Self-Management Education to Empower Adolescents with Type I Diabetes | Authors | Morsy, Madiha ; Iman I. Abd Al Moniem ; elsayed, salma | Keywords | Keywords: Diabetes care. Self management, Education, Empowerment | Issue Date | May-2011 | Journal | American Journal of Nursing Science | Series/Report no. | volume 3;number 6 | ISSN | 1553-9865 |
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