Journal of Health And Care
Volume 24, Issue 3 (Autumn 2022)
JHC 2022, 24(3): 267-275 |
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Ethics code: IR.UMSHA.REC.1400.352
Clinical trials code: IR.UMSHA.REC.1400.352
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Khalili A, Zamanian M, mohammadi F, Mohammadi Y, Razavi Z. The Relationship between Self-monitoring of Blood Sugar and Self-management Behaviors in Children with Type 1 Diabetes. JHC 2022; 24 (3) :267-275
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
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Background & aim: Due to the prevalence of type 1 diabetes in children and the importance of this developmental period, self-management plays a very important role in disease management. This study was designed to determine the relationship between self-monitoring of blood sugar (SMBG) and self-management behaviors in children with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: The present study was a correlational-descriptive study which carried out in Besat’s Teaching University hospital in the city of Hamadan, 2021. Through simple random sampling, 92 children with type 1 diabetes, aged between 9 to 12 were included to the study. Subjects completed the demographic, self-monitoring and diabetes self-management questionnaires validated by Cheraghi et al. (2013). Data analysis was done by independent t-test and Pearson correlation in SPSS-20.
Results: The average scores of self-management dimensions were obtained, including blood sugar measurement range (14.63±3.50), compliance with insulin therapy (39.39±8.49), compliance with diet (41.84±10.36) and physical activity (19.60±4.69). There was a direct and significant relationship between total self-management behavior score and self-management dimensions’ score with blood sugar self-monitoring (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between self-monitoring of blood sugar and self-management behaviors in children with type 1 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that self-monitoring of blood sugar by children with type 1 diabetes should be done more carefully and regularly so that the children with type 1 diabetes can have better self-management upon this disease.
Methods: The present study was a correlational-descriptive study which carried out in Besat’s Teaching University hospital in the city of Hamadan, 2021. Through simple random sampling, 92 children with type 1 diabetes, aged between 9 to 12 were included to the study. Subjects completed the demographic, self-monitoring and diabetes self-management questionnaires validated by Cheraghi et al. (2013). Data analysis was done by independent t-test and Pearson correlation in SPSS-20.
Results: The average scores of self-management dimensions were obtained, including blood sugar measurement range (14.63±3.50), compliance with insulin therapy (39.39±8.49), compliance with diet (41.84±10.36) and physical activity (19.60±4.69). There was a direct and significant relationship between total self-management behavior score and self-management dimensions’ score with blood sugar self-monitoring (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between self-monitoring of blood sugar and self-management behaviors in children with type 1 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that self-monitoring of blood sugar by children with type 1 diabetes should be done more carefully and regularly so that the children with type 1 diabetes can have better self-management upon this disease.
Type of Study: correlation design |
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Received: 2022/09/21 | Accepted: 2023/01/5 | Published: 2022/12/1
Received: 2022/09/21 | Accepted: 2023/01/5 | Published: 2022/12/1
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