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- Title
Self-care management of type 1 diabetes has improved in Swedish schools according to children and adolescents.
- Authors
Bixo Ottosson, Anna; Åkesson, Karin; Ilvered, Rosita; Forsander, Gun; Särnblad, Stefan
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>Age-appropriate support for diabetes self-care is essential during school time, and we investigated the perceived quality of support children and adolescents received in 2015 and 2008.<bold>Methods: </bold>This national study was based on questionnaires answered by children and adolescents aged 6-15 years of age with type 1 diabetes attending schools or preschools in 2008 (n = 317) and 2015 (n = 570) and separate parental questionnaires. The subjects were recruited by Swedish paediatric diabetes units, with 41/44 taking part in 2008 and 41/42 in 2015.<bold>Results: </bold>Fewer participants said they were treated differently in school because of their diabetes in 2015 than 2008. The opportunity to perform insulin boluses and glucose monitoring in privacy increased (80% versus 88%; p < 0.05). Most (83%) adolescents aged 13-15 years were satisfied with the support they received, but levels were lower in girls (p < 0.05). More subjects had hypoglycaemia during school hours (84% versus 70%, p < 0.001), but hypoglycaemia support did not increase and was lower for adolescents than younger children (p < 0.001).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Children and adolescents received more support for type 1 diabetes in Swedish schools in 2015 than 2008, but more support is needed by girls and during hypoglycaemia.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; OREM'S model of nursing; DIABETES in children; TREATMENT of diabetes; HYPOGLYCEMIA; BLOOD sugar monitoring; TYPE 1 diabetes; QUALITY assurance; SCHOOL health services; SCHOOLS; HEALTH self-care; SELF-evaluation; SURVEYS
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2017, Vol 106, Issue 12, p1987
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.13949