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Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of An Established Glycemic Monitoring Program In A High School Setting For Adolescents With Type I And Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus, Tabatha Lee Obeda
Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of An Established Glycemic Monitoring Program In A High School Setting For Adolescents With Type I And Type Ii Diabetes Mellitus, Tabatha Lee Obeda
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Adolescents with Type I and Type II diabetes need to monitor blood glucose and food intake, administer insulin, and participate in activities including physical education during school hours to maintain glycemic control. Glycemic management programs (GMPs) exist for the improvement of diabetes management during school hours. The purpose of this project was to evaluate a GMP in a school system in a rural area in the Southeastern United States. The goal was to determine if the existing GMP met objectives and to make recommendations for continuation, revision, or discontinuation of the GMP. The logic model provided the basic framework for …
Using Diabetes Self-Management Education To Enhance Adolescent Transition, Jessica Adkins
Using Diabetes Self-Management Education To Enhance Adolescent Transition, Jessica Adkins
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Type 1 diabetes is a long-term diagnosis, the prognosis of which is directly related to the patient's ability to self-manage the disorder. Adolescents are not currently taught how to manage diabetes; instead, parents and educators expect self-management to be more of a learned behavior from their parents. The purpose of this project was to create a quality improvement plan which the regional pediatric diabetes center study site could implement to improve adolescent glycemic control. Orem's self-care theory was used as theoretical framework for the design and evaluation of the project. The practice-focused question for this doctoral project was: Can a …