ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2021
'It kinda sucks': Illness perception of a group of South African adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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- Integrating ChatGPT to support children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus in South African healthcare: Perspectives of healthcare professionals and academics.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- The Lived Experience of Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: Phenomenological Study.JMIR diabetes · 2026Article
- A comparative analysis of non-communicable disease risk among adolescents aged 12 to 18 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, with regard to sex, school quintiles, and perceived stress.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Continuous glucose monitoring empowers adolescents to take responsibility of diabetes management.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Smile with diabetes: reflections on illness perception and diabetes management behaviors of adolescents in private health care in South Africa.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLiving with diabetes is challenging, especially for adolescents at risk of poor glycaemic control. Understanding the illness perceptions of this group is important to be able to develop interventions for this growing population in need.
aimThis study explored the illness perception amongst adolescents living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and how these perceptions interacted with the management of T1D.
settingThis study was conducted at a medical centre providing care for adolescents living with T1D in Parktown, South Africa.
methodsA qualitative, explorative design with semi-structured interviews was followed. A non-random purposive sampling method was utilised. The illness perception amongst eight adolescents, aged 12-18 years, at risk of poor glycaemic control, was analysed through thematic analysis.
resultsTwo subthemes related to illness perception were generated, namely (1) illness perception of T1D is negative and (2) living with T1D leads to a sense of being different. Furthermore, two subthemes were generated in relation to how illness perceptions interacted with diabetes management, namely (3) management of T1D is challenging and (4) management of T1D is motivated by fear.
conclusionThis group of adolescents with at-risk glycaemic control believed that T1D is difficult to manage, leading to a largely negative perception of the disease. This study contributes to the body of literature on adolescents where illness perception may play a role in adhering to diabetes care plans. This research may give additional insights into the awareness of illness perception in designing successful interventions.
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