Tracy Strickland, Marley W Watkins, Linda C Caterino
Structure of the Woodcock-Johnson III cognitive tests in a referral sample of elementary school students
Psychological assessment
sought investigate knowledge skills type 1 diabetes t1d management among young people living disease caregivers aim provide baseline evidence inform t1d selfmanagement education young people living disease caregivers local international guidelines recommend ongoing t1d selfmanagement education people living disease t1d often develops among young people rarely competencies adequately manage condition however extent young people living t1d caregivers selfmanage chronic disease lowresource country like ghana unknown using phenomenological study design semistructured interviews conducted 28 young people living type 1 diabetes 12 caregivers 6 healthcare providers southern ghana data collected homes hospitals support group centres participants via facetoface interviews photovoice videoconferencing data analysed thematically using qsr nvivo 11 young people living t1d caregivers demonstrated knowledge skills selfmonitoring blood glucose treatment hyperglycaemia areas marginal lack knowledge concerning carbohydrate counting severe hypoglycaemia management intercurrent illnesses young persons living t1d caregivers received management information healthcare nonhealthcare providers access diabetes selfmanagement education influenced t1d management knowledge practices young people living type 1 diabetes caregivers possessed limited scope knowledge type 1 diabetes selfmanagement multiple sources t1d knowledge found may helpful patients knowledge gaps identified compromises transitional independence selfmanagement capacity important clinicians organizations provide t1d education provide diabetes selfmanagement education also managing hypoglycaemia carbohydrate counting managing t1d intercurrent life events among young people living t1d patients caregivers interviewed research participants conceptualize analyse interpret prepare manuscript