Experiences of Adolescents with Health Promotion in the Management of Type 1 Diabetes: a literature review.
Okorie, Kingsley C.; Osuagwu, Sixtus C. (2025)
2025
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Background: The above research thesis evaluates the benefit of health promotion and how it has evolved positively the care and management of adolescents living with type 1 diabetes.This has exposed also the different means that has been carried out in camps, peer group supports, school led interventions, and also family and home care settings. Adequate programs that have given positive characteristics such as creating a safe atmosphere that enables the reduction of isolation, which is as a result of stigma, also with efficient skills such as carbohydrate counting, checking of blood sugar levels which help to enhance knowledge. Addi- tionally, having good communication amongst young adults, the healthcare personnels and family members is paramount to enhance trust and support self-management and independent towards autonomy in self- care.
Method: the literature review was drawn from CINAHL, Medline, and PubMed Central databases. Seven from these database articles which are relevant and published within 2015 and 2025 was picked for the analysis. The data that was deduced from these articles was examined qualitatively to get the relevant insights.
Findings: The results from this analysis gave three key areas for getting efficient care and support. The first is that it is paramount to have a good conducive environment that promotes learning and understanding positively. The second is that every other means of support for the adolescent such as family, the community, school and other forms of support is very integral.The third factor is that for there to be a good practical knowledge and proper management, there must be empowerment. The review also mentioned other key challenges like worries and anxiety amongst educators, economic hardship and strain, inaccessible healthcare equipment and programs and lack of training amongst school staff.
Conclusion: The research proves the benefit of health promotion amongst adolescents based on the level of its empowerment to autonomy in self-care. To ensure the longevity of this empowerment, there have to be a lot of reinforcement in educative tools, policies and support network.These activities are paramount to decreasing type 1 diabetes cases, create inclusion and support for adolescents and promoting independence to self-care.
Background: The above research thesis evaluates the benefit of health promotion and how it has evolved positively the care and management of adolescents living with type 1 diabetes.This has exposed also the different means that has been carried out in camps, peer group supports, school led interventions, and also family and home care settings. Adequate programs that have given positive characteristics such as creating a safe atmosphere that enables the reduction of isolation, which is as a result of stigma, also with efficient skills such as carbohydrate counting, checking of blood sugar levels which help to enhance knowledge. Addi- tionally, having good communication amongst young adults, the healthcare personnels and family members is paramount to enhance trust and support self-management and independent towards autonomy in self- care.
Method: the literature review was drawn from CINAHL, Medline, and PubMed Central databases. Seven from these database articles which are relevant and published within 2015 and 2025 was picked for the analysis. The data that was deduced from these articles was examined qualitatively to get the relevant insights.
Findings: The results from this analysis gave three key areas for getting efficient care and support. The first is that it is paramount to have a good conducive environment that promotes learning and understanding positively. The second is that every other means of support for the adolescent such as family, the community, school and other forms of support is very integral.The third factor is that for there to be a good practical knowledge and proper management, there must be empowerment. The review also mentioned other key challenges like worries and anxiety amongst educators, economic hardship and strain, inaccessible healthcare equipment and programs and lack of training amongst school staff.
Conclusion: The research proves the benefit of health promotion amongst adolescents based on the level of its empowerment to autonomy in self-care. To ensure the longevity of this empowerment, there have to be a lot of reinforcement in educative tools, policies and support network.These activities are paramount to decreasing type 1 diabetes cases, create inclusion and support for adolescents and promoting independence to self-care.