Supporting disengaged children and young people living with diabetes to self-care: a qualitative study in a socially disadvantaged and ethnically diverse urban area.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how to enhance services to support the self-care of children and young people (CYP) clinically considered 'disengaged' by diabetes services.

Design

Qualitative study.

Setting

Two diabetes clinics in an ethnically diverse and socially disadvantaged urban area in the UK. Eligible participants were CYP living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes aged between 10 and 25 years who did not attend their last annual hospital appointment.

Participants

22 CYP (14 female and 8 male) aged between 10 and 19 years old took part. The sample was diverse in terms of ethnicity, age at diagnosis, family composition and presence of diabetes among other family members.

Data collection

Semistructured interviews.

Data analysis

Data were analysed thematical

SUBMITTER: Sharpe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515452 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature