Supporting adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study.
Without sufficient support, type 1 diabetes mellitus often disturbs patients' normal lives. This study describes and explores the support that Iranian adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus experienced. Semistructured interviews were conducted with ten adolescents, seven family members, one dietitian, one nurse, and one school nurse. Participants were chosen using purposive sampling from two teaching hospitals and one high school in two urban areas of Iran. Using standard procedures for content analysis, three main themes were identified: maintaining a normal life; receiving tangible, informational, and emotional support from the family and society; and advancement of life toward normalization. The cornerstone of maintaining a normal life for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus is to adopt an active role in taking care of themselves within their systems of support.
['Rostami|Shahnaz|S|', 'Parsa-Yekta|Zohreh|Z|', 'Najafi Ghezeljeh|Tahereh|T|', 'Vanaki|Zohreh|Z|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D002648:Child D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 D004522:Educational Status D005190:Family D005260:Female D006266:Health Education D006801:Humans D007398:Interpersonal Relations D007407:Interviews as Topic D007492:Iran D008297:Male D064686:Nutritionists D010287:Parent-Child Relations D011369:Professional-Patient Relations D036301:Qualitative Research D011788:Quality of Life D012648:Self Care D058992:Social Participation D012944:Social Support D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014505:Urban Population D055815:Young Adult
adolescent type 1 diabetes mellitus Iran normal life support system