Steno Diabetes Dialogue Cards Teaching on Group Education on Blood Sugar Control in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The Type 1 diabetes is the autoimmunity system produces the antibody which starts to attack the B lymphocytes while the autoimmunity is also been attacked. When the autoimmunity system has been destoyed, the insulin couldn't be secreted normally. thus, the hyperglycaemia is caused. Then, the patients need to rely on the insulin injection throughout the lifetime. The main symptoms are the three mores (eat more, drink more and urinate more), weight loss, urine sugar, lethargy, ketone bodies and ect. The most serious complications of the diabetes type 1 is the Diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA. It is caused by the severe infection or poor Glycemic Control. If the DKA happened, the patients need to be rescued in the ICU. is because it sometimes endager life. The diabetes type 1 patients rely on the insulin injection throughout the lifetime and a good habbit of diet, boold sugar controlling and exercise. The DKA happens when the boold sugar is not well controlled.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Steno Diabetes Dialogue Cards
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Other: Education
Common Education
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- HbA1c [3 months]
The subjects were 83 adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The experiment group intervened with the Steno Balance Card method was better than the control group which received only general health education in terms of blood sugar control after 3 months .
Secondary Outcome Measures
- self management [3 months]
There was in scores between the experimental and the control groups three months after intervention which means both health education methods improved the level of self-management in patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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10-18years ord Type 1 DM.
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Able to read and write Chinese.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Communication and cognitive impairments.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Fangyi Lin | Taipei city | Beitou | Taiwan | 112303 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
None provided.- IHLin