An Effective Diabetic Ketoacidosis Prevention Intervention in Children With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, office-based educational intervention to increase parent or patient recognition of the early warning signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Forty-two patients aged > 13 years and 34 parents of children aged ≤ 13 years were given a pretest questionnaire about their knowledge of signs and symptoms of DKA and sick day management practices. They received a brief refresher course on sick day management specific to their treatment modality (pump vs. injection) and were given a take-home flow sheet of guidelines for diabetes sick day management. Subjects were retested with the same knowledge questionnaire after 6 to 12 months. Patients or parents scored higher on the posttest than the pretest and called the emer

SUBMITTER: Vitale RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7774356 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature