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An Exploration Of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Focus Group Study, Kelly K. Zinn
An Exploration Of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Focus Group Study, Kelly K. Zinn
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Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a chronic illness that requires intensive treatment to improve glycemic control and limit the risk of diabetes-related complications. The management of T1DM is challenging for adolescents as the diabetes self-care activities invade all aspects of their life. Older adolescents frequently have poor glycemic control which places them at increased risk for diabetes-related complications.
Study Aim:The goal of this study was to explore diabetes self-care practices among older adolescents, 15 through 18 years old, with T1DM. Specifically, this study sought to determine if there was a difference in diabetes self-care practices between adolescents who exhibited …