Exploring Self-Management Among Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Descriptive-Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To understand the need for self-management among adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and provide a reference for developing tailored management programmes.

Design

Descriptive-qualitative.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used to recruit 10 adolescents with T2DM from a paediatric and adolescent diabetes clinic at a tertiary hospital in Bangkok. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted from January to March 2023, and the data were thematically analysed.

Results

Five key themes were coded: (1) understanding T2DM diagnoses; (2) seeking support for diabetes self-management (DSM); (3) self-managing T2DM; (4) understanding barriers to DSM; and (5) seeking T2DM telehealth.

Conclusion

Adolescents with T2DM mostly receive adequate DSM un

SUBMITTER: Suratham S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature