Diabetes care in schools â the disturbing facts

Lange, Karin; Jackson, Crystal C.; Deeb, Larry C.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-5448.2009.00613.x

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“…Providing training to the school personnels significantly improves the diabetic child's glycemic control, and furnishes a more supportive school environment [17][18][19]. Upon proper support of the students withT1DM not only their academic and social but also their medical outcomes improve [20].…”

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Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

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Background: Children with diabetes type 1 (T1DM) need close monitoring for their blood glucose, food intake, insulin therapy and physical activity during school hours in order to guard against the development of acute and long-term complications. Objectives: To evaluate the current situation of management of T1DM in primary and intermediate schools children through assessment of the working staffs' attitude, knowledge and practice at Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods:This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled consented voluntarily participating working staffs from primary and intermediate schools in Al-Jouf region, Saudia Arabia. A questionnaire (included 23 questions) testing knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding T1DM and care of diabetic children was used. Results: 744 teachers were studied (62.1% females) where58.1%of them were working in primary schools. Of all, 69% were class teachers, 20.4% administrators, 8.6% school counselors, and 2% physical education teachers. 75.4% of the participants had adequate general knowledge about diabetes. Only 43.78% of the respondents had specific knowledge about diabetes in the school and teachers with a family diabetic patient showed higher knowledge about diabetes vs. their counterparts. Only 16.0%of the participants reported that their schools have trained personnel in diabetes. Large proportion of study teachers' (94%) was willing to join a training program for care of diabetic students. Of the total group of teachers, 665 support recruitment of a school nurse. Conclusion: Diabetes care training programs for school teachers and staffs, availability of school nurses and instigating collaboration between the diabetic center and the school is essential for safety of such diabetes student patients in the schools.

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Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

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“…L'exemple du diabète a été choisi et la synthèse de gigantesques efforts entrepris en 2006 à l'échelon international (Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs-DAWN -Youth program) pour améliorer la prise en charge des jeunes patients diabétiques sera présentée ici [9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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“…Pour la dimension sociale, un groupe bénévole « d'ambassadeurs » (jeunes diabétiques témoi-gnant de leur expérience) a été créé et est à l'écoute des jeunes en demande. D'autres domaines à améliorer ont été décrits, mais ne peuvent être détaillés ici (se reporter aux références [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]). …”

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L’éducation thérapeutique : quels enjeux en rhumatologie pédiatrique ?

Guillaume-Czitrom

Hentgen

2012

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“…Around the world, the regulations and guidelines governing medication administration at school vary considerably . In the USA and UK, there are framework guidelines for schools and education authorities for supporting pupils with medical needs .…”

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Medication management in comprehensive schools in Finland: teachers’ perceptions

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International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Diabetes care in schools â the disturbing facts

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Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

L’éducation thérapeutique : quels enjeux en rhumatologie pédiatrique ?

Medication management in comprehensive schools in Finland: teachers’ perceptions

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Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of the Primary and Intermediate School Staffs’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Care of Children with Type 1 Diabetes at School, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

L’éducation thérapeutique : quels enjeux en rhumatologie pédiatrique ?

Medication management in comprehensive schools in Finland: teachers’ perceptions

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