Tehran Tarbiat Modares University , memari_r@modares.ac.ir
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Introduction: Diabetes is among the most
prevalent ingressive glands with severe side effects. So, experiencing it is a
new phase in teenager's life, which requires the active involment of them in
self care the Clinical and medical personnel need more information about diabetic
teenager’s experience of their routine life. Therefore, the present qualitative
study deals with the demonstration of diabetic teenager’s experiences.
Methodology: This is a qualitative
study with 14 diabetic teenager participants, ranging in age from 12 to 18,
experiencing more than an year of diabetes. The study was conducted using a
deep half-structural interview in a 45-90 minute period. The transcribed
interviews were analyzed in a content analytic method.
Results: Analyzing the data,
seven main themes were extracted, including change in life –style, Insulin
receiving problems, blood sugar change, fear of future, personal
characterization, economical problems and dependency on family, and disease
adaptation.
Conclusion: The diabetic teenagers
are the most important bodies in self- care to which, attention and
understanding can be helpful to the optimized services of medical staff the
interaction between these people is fruitful in a social context.
Afshar M, Memarian R, Mohammadi E. A qualitative Study of Teenagers' Experiences about Diabetes. J Diabetes Nurs 2014; 2 (1) :7-19 URL: http://jdn.zbmu.ac.ir/article-1-48-en.html