The education and information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a qualitative study Savage, Sally, Dabkowski, Susan and Dunning, Trisha 2009, The education and information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a qualitative study, Journal of nursing and healthcare of chronic illness, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 321-330, doi: 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2009.01035.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The education and information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a qualitative study Author(s) Savage, Sally Dabkowski, Susan Dunning, Trisha orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-1706 Journal name Journal of nursing and healthcare of chronic illness Volume number 1 Issue number 4 Start page 321 End page 330 Total pages 10 Publisher Blackwell Publishing Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2009-12 ISSN 1752-9816 1752-9824 Keyword(s) education needs information qualitative type 2 diabetes young adults Summary Aims and objectives. To identify the preferred content and delivery mode of education information for people aged 25 to 45 with type 2 diabetes to enable them to effectively self-manage their diabetes. Background. People with type 2 diabetes are required to manage their own health and initiate behavioural changes. Self-management education and resources have typically been targeted at people aged 50 years and older. Little is known about the concerns and needs of younger people in managing type 2 diabetes, which are likely to be different from those of older people. Design. A qualitative design was considered the most appropriate to elicit participants' views and perceptions of their type 2 diabetes information needs. Methods. Data were obtained from one focus group (n = 9) and telephone interviews (n = 4) with people aged 25 to 45 with type 2 diabetes conducted in 2008. Results. Implicit in participants' responses was their need to be active partners in managing their diabetes. Participants wanted information that is easy to understand, brief, consistent, age-specific and about a number of topics that are not adequately covered at present. They wanted a centralised source of information and a range of delivery mode options. Participants expressed some ambivalence about the Internet as a source of information. Participants also wanted age-specific group sessions, support from peers, psychological support, increased understanding of type 2 diabetes in the community, and a focus on preventing diabetes. Conclusions. Young people with type 2 diabetes have specific diabetes needs and preferred information delivery modes. Participants felt current diabetes education programs do not cater specifically to their age group. Education and information resources need to be developed for the target group, addressing their content and format preferences. Relevance to clinical practice. Health professionals need to utilise appropriate delivery modes and include information relevant to younger people when providing education information to young adults with type 2 diabetes. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1752-9824.2009.01035.x Field of Research 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920210 Nursing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Wiley-Blackwell Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30021582 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 12:02:37 EST Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 13:06:59 EST Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 13:09:13 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 12:02:08 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 13:48:20 EST Mon, 07 Jul 2014, 10:25:16 EST Tue, 08 Jul 2014, 08:47:35 EST Tue, 08 Jul 2014, 08:49:39 EST Tue, 30 Sep 2014, 14:49:22 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:02:11 EST Thu, 01 Oct 2020, 22:35:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 910 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 13 Jan 2010, 12:02:35 EST by Sally Morrigan

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