A nursing educational intervention helped by One Touch UltraSmart™ improves monitoring and glycated haemoglobin levels in type I diabetic children

Abstract

It can be concluded that the educational intervention led to a significant improvement in the dietary habits of these patients and also helped them to exercise regularly, all of which has a positive impact on their health.

Diabetes During Adolescence

“…Thethi, T. K., Rao, A., Kawji, H., Mallik, T., Yau, C. L. Christians, U., Fonseca, V. (2010 Delahanty, L. M., Nathan, D.M., Lachin, J. M., Hu, F. B., Cleary, P.A., Ziegler, G. K., Wylie-Rosett, K., & Wexler, D. J. (2009) Aguilar, M. J., Garcı´a, P. A., Gonza´ lez, E., Pe´rez, M. C., & Padilla, C. A. (2011).…”

“…A longitudinal, analytical, and observational study was conducted by Aguilar, Garcı´a, Gonza´lez, Pe´rez, & Padilla, (2011) to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention using One Touch UltraSmart Software to improve dietary habits, physical activity, blood glucose monitoring, and A1c levels in youth withT1DM. This study lasted eighteen months and followed thirty-seven youth, aged nine to sixteen years, with T1DM.…”

An Integrative Review of the Quality and Outcomes of Diabetes Education Programs for Children and Adolescents

“…Nine programs sought to develop self-care competencies (SCP; Table 1) 23,24,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] ; 18 sought to develop psychosocial competencies (PSP; Table 2) [25][26][27][28][29][30][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57] ; and 9 mixed types of competency (MP; Table 3). [31][32][33][34][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] The programs were delivered in health care settings (clinic or hospital; n = 13) or at a location within the child's regular living environment (n = 11), including the home (n = 8).…”

“…Improved glycemic control was observed for 5 SCPs (1 quasi-experimental study and 4 observational studies) [37][38][39]41,42 and for 4 PSPs (3 RCTs and 1 observational study). 28,45,50,53 This effect was observed over the short term [37][38][39]53 and the long term.…”

“…28,45,50,53 This effect was observed over the short term [37][38][39]53 and the long term. 28,41,42,45,50 Comparison groups in the RCTs and the quasi-experimental study received conventional care 28,39,45 or telephone support. 50 Only 1 online MP (n = 1 of 7) proved to have a positive effect on glycemic control (1 RCT) 33 : participants who completed 2 online education programs 1 year apart (1 SCP and 1 PSP) had better A1C levels versus adolescents who completed only 1 of the 2.…”