In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 60 eligible adolescents with TID were selected based on a convenient sampling method. Next, the participants were randomly allocated into two parallel groups: intervention (training with digital storytelling method, n=30) or control (training with conventional) n=30) groups. Before and three months after the intervention the patients' levels of self-management behaviors according to Self-Management of TID amongst adolescents (SMOD-A); in addition to the Glycated Hemoglobin test (HbA1c) were measured.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of digital storytelling on the Self-Management behavior of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TID).