ArticleThe Diabetes educator2015
Normalizing: adolescent experiences living with type 1 diabetes.
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- Reviewing identity development in young people living with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of adolescence · 2025Review
- Living with Type 1 Diabetes as Experienced by Adults with Prolonged Elevated HbA1c: A Qualitative Study.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
- Good Health Practices and Well-Being among Adolescents with Type-1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Role of Satisfaction and Frustration of Basic Psychological Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- "I Like People to Treat Me Normally": Barriers to Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Among Adolescents.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022Article
- Drawing and Dialogue: Youth's Experiences With the "Face" of Diabetes.Journal of patient experience · 2020Article
- Patient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- A Developmental Milestones Map of Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Transition From Parents to Adolescents.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2019Article
- Perceptions and experiences underlying self-management and reporting of symptoms in teens with asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2017Article
- Moving the Journey Towards Independence: Adolescents Transitioning to Successful Diabetes Self-Management.Journal of pediatric nursingArticle
- Children and young people's experiences and perceptions of self-management of type 1 diabetes: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Health psychology openReview
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this research study was to gain a greater understanding of adolescents' experiences living with diabetes and build a theoretical paradigm to inform interventional design.
methodsClassical grounded theory was utilized; 15 in-depth interviews of 11 subjects were conducted with Caucasian adolescents' ages 11 to 15 with type 1 diabetes. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Codes were linked to create the paradigm.
resultsA theoretical model was developed about the concept of "normalizing." Normalizing is defined as the ability of the adolescents to integrate diabetes into the background of their daily life by creating routines to make diabetes "part of me." Codes identified in normalizing included: (1) recognizing life is changing, (2) taking action to prevent a crisis, (3) disclosing to engage support, (4) taking on the burden of care, (5) accepting the "new normal," and (6) hoping for a normal future.
conclusionsNormal developmental tasks of adolescence were closely related and contribute to understanding why adolescents struggle with diabetes. These research findings place a different and positive perspective on diabetes management; the focus shifts to supporting wellness and maintaining a normal life rather than on illness. Findings are expected to be of value to health providers working with adolescents with type 1 diabetes, parents, nursing researchers, and adolescents facing the challenge of diabetes management.
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