Journal
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
Volume 30, Issue 12, Pages 1486-1504Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1062482
Keywords
type 1 diabetes; grounded theory; self-management; social constructivist; adolescence; qualitative
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Objective: To develop a conceptual understanding of the process of adapting to the self-management of type 1 diabetes during adolescence.Design: Participants were recruited from a National Health Service paediatric diabetes service within the south-west of England which runs six countywide diabetes clinics. Thirteen interviews were conducted using a social constructivist grounded theory approach.Results: The findings illustrate how self-management can be understood in terms of a continuum-based framework, ranging from difficulties with, to successful self-management. Adaptation within the continuum can further be understood by specific transitional phases and process mechanisms, providing further depth to individuals' experiences of adaptation.Conclusion: This investigation provides a conceptual understanding of the complex issues adolescents encounter while adapting to and integrating a diabetes self-management regime into their lives. It provides an invaluable framework for exploring psychological mechanisms and contextualising them within a self-management continuum. Implications for healthcare professionals are discussed and further research proposes whether the model could be applicable to other chronic illnesses.
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