Self-management of sick days in young people with type 1 diabetes enhanced by phone support: a qualitative study.

Conclusion: Enhancing self-efficacy and promoting confidence to seek help early during an acute health crisis enables young people to effectively self-manage and avoid hospitalisation. Impact statement: Utilization of phone support promotes self-efficacy in self-management of 'sick days' for young people with type 1 diabetes, which is likely to benefit other youth-focused healthcare services. PMID: 31271107 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Contemporary Nurse - Category: Nursing Tags: Contemp Nurse Source Type: research