Quality of Life and Self-Care of College Students With Type I Diabetes

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery E. Block ◽  
Joan C. Chrisler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Type I

scholarly journals QUALITY OF LIFE, SELF-CARE ACTIVITIES, AND DIABETES CONTROL AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nabila Hassan Ali Abdella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Diabetes Control ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Type I ◽  
School Age ◽  
Diabetes Clinic

Self-care activities and control of blood sugar levels among children with type I diabetes have a positive impact on the quality of their lives. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life, self-care activities, and diabetes control among school age children. A descriptive design was used in the conduction of this study. Setting: The study was carried out at the Health Insurance at El-Arab El-Shamla clinic at Port Said City. A random sample of 223 children was recruited from diabetes clinic. Tools of Data Collection, two tools were used to collect the necessary data to achieve the aim of the study in six months period. The study revealed that there were statistical positive correlation between children`s quality of life, diabetes control, and their self-care activities regarding diabetes. The study was concluded that there is a clear relationship between children's high quality of life, control of diabetes and self-care activities. This study recommended that education and counseling for diabetic children are required to minimize the complications emergence and improve their quality of life.

scholarly journals Health related quality of life among children with Type I diabetes, Assiut city, Egypt

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzoka A. Gadallah ◽  
Taghreed Abdul-Aziz M. Ismail ◽  
Naglaa Saad Abdel Aty
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Type I ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Objective: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is a multidimensional construct that includes physical and psychosocial functioning, has emerged as an important outcome in pediatric population with chronic health conditions. The study objectives are to measure the quality of life among children with type I diabetes compared to healthy peers and to determine factors affecting the QOL among children with type I diabetes.Methods: Analytic cross sectional study was conducted in Sidi Galal health insurance outpatient clinic for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and a comparison group of healthy peers was taken from other outpatient clinics. A total of four hundred and twelve children, aged from 8-18 years with type 1 diabetes and four hundred and twelve healthy peers matched in age and sex were interviewed. Three tools were used for this study: Demographic questionnaire, Socio-economic scale, and Peds QL4.0 Generic Core Scale was used to measure HRQOL.Results: The mean age of studied children was 12.9 ± 3.2. More than 60% of children with diabetes had uncontrolled glycemic level and 60% of them were in low socio-economic level. Children with diabetes had significantly lower HRQOL than healthy children in all domains. Age, glycemic control status and birth order of the diabetic children showed no significance difference regarding the QOL. Disease duration affected only the emotional function of the QOL and females showed significantly higher score regarding school functioning. Social, school and the total QOL scores were significantly higher among children with highly educated mothers while father's education affected the emotional, school and total QOL scores. Children in the middle and high social class showed significantly higher scores regarding social, school and total QOL. Presence of diabetic parent positively affected the social functioning while had negative effect on the school function of children with type I diabetes.Conclusions and recommendations: Diabetes is negatively affecting all the QOL functioning of the children. We recommend that Integrated programs between child's home, school and health insurance clinics for educating and supporting children with diabetes to improve their HRQOL.

scholarly journals Preadolescents and Adolescents With Type I Diabetes Mellitus: Health Related Quality of Life, Family Conflicts and Fear of Injecting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Tremolada ◽  
Maria Cusinato ◽  
Sabrina Bonichini ◽  
Arianna Fabris ◽  
Claudia Gabrielli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Clinical Score ◽  
Type I ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Age Range

A good management of diabetes requires at the same time self-regulation behaviour and a balanced involvement of family components. This study’s aims were: understanding fear of injections and perceptions of family conflicts in preadolescents and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their mothers, comparing their perceptions, and identifying the risk factors impacting patients’ quality of life. Participants were one hundred and two patients (Mean age = 14.63, SD = 2.43; age range = 10-19 years; Females = 52) and their mothers (Mean age = 46.94, SD = 6.2, age range = 27-63 years), who filled in self and proxy-report questionnaires. Twenty % of patients and 14.7% of their mothers reported clinical score for fear of self-injection and blood testing. Mothers reported higher fear of injecting and family conflicts compared with the patients. Age, fear of injecting and family conflicts impacted significantly on patients’ quality of life perceptions. Clinical consideration and recommendations are given basing on the empirical results.

scholarly journals Specific foot health‐related quality‐of‐life impairment in patients with type II versus type I diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Palomo‐López ◽  
Marta Elena Losa‐Iglesias ◽  
Ricardo Becerro‐de‐Bengoa‐Vallejo ◽  
Daniel López‐López ◽  
David Rodríguez‐Sanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Factors Associated with Control of Type I Diabetes in Malaysian Adolescents and Young Adults

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. K. Tan ◽  
Z. Shafiee ◽  
L. L. Wu ◽  
A. M. Rizal ◽  
J. M. Rey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Diabetic Control ◽  
Diabetes Control ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Type I ◽  
Poor Control ◽  
Malaysian Adolescents

Objectives: To examine the association between ethnicity, depression, quality of life, and diabetic control in Malaysian adolescents and young adults with type I diabetes mellitus. Methods: Fifty-two outpatients with type I diabetes (mean age 15.5 years) who attended a Diabetes Clinic were included. The level of HbA1c was the measure of diabetes control used (better control defined as HbA1c < 10%). Other variables were measured through questionnaires (e.g., depressive symptoms, quality of life), computerized diagnostic interviews (major depression), and medical records (e.g., demographic, family circumstances, compliance with treatment). Results: Ethnic Chinese youth showed better diabetic control than Malays and Indians (mean HbA1c 9.1%, 10.3%, and 11.0% respectively). Young people with better diabetic control (HbA1c < 10%) were more likely to have better quality of life and less likely to live in problematic families. When the cut-off for diabetic control was stricter (HbA1c ≤ 8%), the young person's compliance was the main predictor of poor control. Family problems were also associated with poor control but to a lesser extent. The initial association between poorer diabetes control and depression became non-significant when quality of life was taken into account. Conclusions: There are ethnic differences in juvenile diabetic control in this Malaysian sample which need to be understood further. Previous findings of an association between quality of life and glycemic control were verified but different definitions of good control showed different associations with individual and environmental variables. Clinicians' awareness and early intervention for psychosocial problems (for example, inadequate family support) could improve diabetes control.

Quality of Life for Parents of Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

1998 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Spezia Faulkner ◽  
Frances Sholar Clark
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Type I ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Family

The purpose of this study was to examine the issue of quality of life (QOL) of parents with children and adolescents with type I diabetes. Parental QOL was measured by the Parents Diabetes Quality of Life Questionnaire. Parental life satisfaction was most affected by the burden the child's diabetes placed on the family. The event having the most impact on parental QOL was the frequency of telling others about the child's diabetes. The greatest worry was that the child would develop complications from diabetes. Parents of school-aged children experienced significantly greater life satisfaction than parents of adolescents. Married parents had higher life satisfaction than those who were divorced. Metabolic control, reflected by HbA1c values, was associated with the life satisfaction of parents.

scholarly journals Quality Of Life and Depression among Patients with Type I Diabetes: A Study of Gender Differences

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eisha Gohil ◽  
Ruby Charak, PhD ◽  
Haroon Rashid ◽  
Priyanka Sharma, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Type I ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Daily Monitoring ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Diabetes is a progressive chronic condition which places a significant burden of self management on the individual, such as daily monitoring and medications management, worry about the future and distress about the impact of diabetes on various aspects of life. It is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. The present study aimed to assess gender differences in quality of life and depression in patients suffering from type I diabetes. A sample of 70 participants (44 male and 26 female) in the age range of 40-80 years was collected from Jammu region, India. WHO Quality of life questionnaire and Beck’s Depression inventory-II were used as tools. Results indicated a significant difference on physical and psychological dimensions of quality of life and on depression across gender. The mean scores indicated that female participants had increased level of depression compared to the male participants. No significant difference was found between male and female on social and environmental dimensions of quality of life.

The relationship between the quality of life and depression levels of young people with type I diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-299
Author(s):  
Emriye Hilal Yayan ◽  
Mürşide Zengin ◽  
Yeşim Erden Karabulut ◽  
Ayşehan Akıncı
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young People ◽  
Type I Diabetes ◽  
Type I ◽  
The Relationship
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