Promoting Self-management Behaviors in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes, Using Digital Storytelling

Nahid Zarifsanaiey60 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of digital storytelling on the Self-Management behavior of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (TID).

In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 60 eligible adolescents with TID were selected based on a convenient sampling method. Next, the participants were randomly allocated into two parallel groups: intervention (training with digital storytelling method, n=30) or control (training with conventional) n=30) groups. Before and three months after the intervention the patients' levels of self-management behaviors according to Self-Management of TID amongst adolescents (SMOD-A); in addition to the Glycated Hemoglobin test (HbA1c) were measured.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Self-Management

Interventions

Digital storytelling trainingBEHAVIORAL

The digital content in this study is called "Diabetes and Bumblebee". It features 35 minutes of animation that provides children with a brief description of the disease, its symptoms and complications, treatment methods, the type of insulin, how to preserve insulin, the importance of nutrition and exercise in treating diabetes as well as efficient communication and collaboration with parents and healthcare providers. Exciting and interactive animations were used to depict the daily life of a adolescence with diabetes.

Routine trainingBEHAVIORAL

The control group received the clinics' routine training include face to face class education.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * adolescents with TID * using medication (insulin) * willing to participate in the study and complete the informed consent * having a basic knowledge of working with computers * ability to communicate on the telephone. Exclusion Criteria: * physical or mental disabilities * take anti-anxiety or antidepressant medication

Locations (1)

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Shiraz, Fars, Iran

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Self-management behavior

Self-Management of TID in Adolescence (SMOD-A) questionnaire which includes 48 items in 5 domains; cooperation with Parents, Diabetes care activities, Diabetes Problem-Solving, Diabetes Communication, and Goal in Diabetes. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 3 (always). Higher scores are associated with better self-management behaviors.

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in Glycated hemoglobin A1c

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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