Exploring the Influence of a Diabetes Specialty Outpatient Clinic on Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes in Barbados: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study explored the perceptions of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) regarding their self-management and the impact of a diabetes specialty outpatient clinic on their quality of life (QOL) in Barbados.

Design

A qualitative, descriptive-interpretive study using semi-structured online interviews.

Setting

Paediatric diabetes specialty outpatient clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Barbados.

Participants

Twelve adolescents aged 13-17 years with T1DM for > 1 year who attended the diabetes specialty outpatient clinic for at least 6 months.

Methods

Interviews were transcribed verbatim, coded using ATLAS.ti 23, and analysed thematically using a constant comparison approach.

Results

Three organising themes-autonomy,

SUBMITTER: Benskin GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695417 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature