Information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a literature review Dunning, Trisha and Savage, Sally 2013, Information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a literature review, Australian diabetes educator, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 19-25. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Information needs of young adults with type 2 diabetes : a literature review Author(s) Dunning, Trisha orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-1706 Savage, Sally Journal name Australian diabetes educator Volume number 16 Issue number 1 Start page 19 End page 25 Total pages 7 Publisher Australian Diabetes Educators Association Place of publication Woden, A. C. T. Publication date 2013-03 Keyword(s) young adults type 2 diabetes information education literature review Summary Background Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasingly prevalent in young adults but there is very little information about what information they need to undertake diabetes self-management. Aim To undertake a structured literature review to identify what information people with type 2 diabetes aged 25 to 45 years need to manage their diabetes and how they would like to receive it. Methods A structured literature search was conducted. The MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMI, APAIS-Health databases were searched for articles published between 1980 and 2011. The reference list of journals and relevant websites were searched. Inclusion criteria were: literature about T2DM in young adults and literature about education and information needs of young adults with T2DM. Results Only one article specifically focussed on the information needs of young people with T2DM and two reports included some information about T2DM and young adults. The limited data available suggested young adults with T2DM have specific information needs that are not sufficiently addressed in current resources, and have some needs different from young people with type 1 diabetes. Young people with T2DM want clear, consistent information from credible sources, delivered in a range of formats. They also want psychological support and counselling, age-specific education groups, after hours access to health professionals and education provided to family members and the community about T2DM in young people and about how to support people with T2DM. Conclusion With the prevalence of T2DM in young adults continuing to increase, the need to address the specific information needs and learning styles of people with T2DM aged 25 to 45 is increasingly important. Language eng Field of Research 111002 Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) Socio Economic Objective 920104 Diabetes HERDC Research category C3 Non-refereed articles in a professional journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052544 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 20 May 2013, 12:51:41 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 08:34:45 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 10:11:34 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 10:14:16 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 13:34:22 EST Tue, 18 Jun 2013, 15:22:43 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 12:05:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 234 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 20 May 2013, 12:51:31 EST by Jane Moschetti