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Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Self‐Management Experiences in School
Author(s) -
Sparapani Valéria de Cássia,
Liberatore Raphael D.R.,
Damião Elaine B.C.,
de Oliveira Dantas Isa R.,
de Camargo Rosangela A.A.,
Nascimento Lucila C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/josh.12529
Subject(s) - type 1 diabetes , general partnership , medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetes management , qualitative research , self management , medical education , content analysis , family medicine , disease , psychology , nursing , type 2 diabetes , social science , finance , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science , economics , endocrinology
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Children with type 1 diabetes mellitus ( T1DM ) need to perform self‐management activities at school and in other environments. Learning about their experiences at school is crucial to assist them in this challenging task. METHODS Qualitative interviews were conducted with children with T1DM , aged between 7 and 12. A scenario was created and puppets were used during the interviews to help the participating children to communicate about school, daily routines, and experiences in diabetes management. Data were collected over a period of 1 year and analyzed according to content analysis procedures. RESULTS Nineteen children, 13 boys and 6 girls, at the mean age of 9.8 ± 1.8 years and mean time since diagnosis of 3.3 years, participated in the study. Three themes were identified: lack of information on T1DM , diabetes self‐care at school, and support received by the children. CONCLUSIONS The study provides useful information to understand the children's experiences in managing the disease at school. The partnership between school staff, health teams, children with T1DM , and their families need to be enhanced to promote appropriate strategies that improve the management of diabetes in this setting.