The Effect of Partnership Care Plan on Metabolic Control of Iraqi Diabetic Adolescents

Abstract

Objective: This study designed and evaluated a long-term care program based on the partnership care planforthe metabolic control of diabetic adolescents in Iraq. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of using the Partnership Care Plan on diabetic adolescences' metabolic control.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, which was performed in Diabetes Center in Arbil, Iraq during 2012-2013. Forty diabetic adolescents were assigned to two groups of 20 members. The partnership care plan was applied in four stages (Motivation, Readying, Involvement, and Evaluation) with an intervention group for a period of three months. The control index for diabetes was the level of HbA1C and insulin, which were measured in both groups before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software (ver. 16.0) using paired-t and independent-t tests.Results: T-test results revealed that before intervention, both groups had similar levels of HbA1C (p=0.77) and insulin (p=0.10). However, after intervention, there was a satatistically significant difference between the two groups in the level of both HbA1C (p<0.000) and insulin (p=0.02). Conclusion:The results indicated that using the Partnership Care Plan in adolescents with type 1 diabetes is effective for controlling metabolism.

A review of 17 years of application of partnership care model on the consequences of chronic diseases: Describing and assessing the quality of the methodology of papers

“…Diabetics patients: Various studies had dealt with various aspects of the healthcare issues of these patients. Generally, 3 studies focused on diabetes type II (41, 32, & 47) and 2 studies addressed diabetes type I (40,34). Among the studies that focused on diabetes type II, the studies by Ma'maneh et al referred to the family's nutritional behavior (41) and the patient (47) while Sajjadi et al focused on the promotion of self-image (32).…”

“…Regarding the scores of the Consort scale, the results of the U Mann-Whitney test indicated that the significant difference pertained to 1 and 2 universities group (p=0.014), and 1 and 3 universities group (p=0.018). Regarding international cooperation, only two studies relating to one project (34,40) used, in addition to Iranian scholars, researchers from Iraq and Canada to implement and evaluate the Partnership Care Model; of course, it was impossible to run a statistical test for this study. Furthermore, regarding the corresponding author's place of residence where the model was operationalized and implemented, 8 provinces could be mentioned among which Tehran Province had the greatest share (portion) (10 cases with 43.5%).…”