Improving Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Glycemic Control in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

Near East University, Turkey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Behavioral: Education program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06694467

NEU/2023/110-1681

Details and patient eligibility

About

Empowerment in healthcare, particularly in the context of chronic illness management such as diabetes, entails equipping patients with knowledge, expertise, and self-assurance to proactively oversee their health and make well-informed choices. This encompasses comprehensive strategies that target psychological, social, and lifestyle elements with the goal of enhancing self-confidence and health results. The objective of this research is to evaluate how the Family-Centered Empowerment Model affects the clinical and psychological outcomes of adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, with an emphasis on increases in quality of life, self-efficacy, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels.

Full description

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a prevalent and increasingly acknowledged medical disorder that affects individuals worldwide. It is a metabolic condition marked by elevated blood glucose levels that can cause serious side effects like renal failure, heart disease, blindness, and even amputations. To provide a better understanding of the Family-Centered Empowerment Model intervention applied in this work, the components and delivery modes are described in more detail below. Furthermore, a figure or a table suggested at this part could help to present this information more shortly. Details about the intervention The Family-Centered Empowerment Model intervention aimed to help engage the adolescent, an individual with type 1 DM, and his/her family in the self management process. The purpose of this study was to improve coping skills with type 1 DM population by increasing teamwork between adolescents and their members of their household.

Enrollment: 68 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals with type 1 diabetes, ages 12 to 18 years
• Patients who had not taken part in any professional diabetes education program within a month of receiving their diagnosis
• Patients who had been diagnosed at least six months earlier to the commencement of the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Adolescents who had severe long-term diseases
• Patients newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.
• those who were enrolled in a diabetes education program one month or less prior to the commencement of the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

An official diabetes education program and family empowerment model where employed, designed to provide people with diabetes and their families the information and abilities they need to manage their condition effectively. Types of diabetes, blood sugar control, self-monitoring methods, nutrition, meal planning, physical activity recommendations, medication management, and problem-solving approaches are all included in these programs

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education program

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus for six months or more and had not attended any form of structured diabetes education including hospital-based classes or community group diabetes education classes for the preceding month of the study. These parameters were adopted to ensure that study takes place in a controlled environment and targets the aspects of intervention of study.