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Interprofessional Collaboration To Support Children With Diabetes, Katie M. Polo, Susan M. Cahill
Interprofessional Collaboration To Support Children With Diabetes, Katie M. Polo, Susan M. Cahill
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate school nurses’ perspectives related to interprofessional collaboration to support health promotion and development of self-management skills of students with diabetes.
Method: A link to an on-line survey was sent to 312 school nurses. The survey included 11 items pertaining to the nurses’ perceptions.
Results: The majority of the respondents (91.8%, n = 56) reported that instruction and maintenance of diabetes self-management skills would benefit from an interprofessional team. Few of the respondents (20.8%, n = 11) identified occupational therapy practitioners as possible collaborators. Nearly two-thirds (62.7%, n = 37) of the …