Report Title
Effectiveness of education for Type 1 Diabetes patient's caregivers at Loma Linda University Health
Collective Title
Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Research Reports 2024
Abstract
Diabetes education is essential for patients and families to improve quality of life and minimize the challenges and complications of living with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). The aim of the research study is to evaluate the knowledge and nutritional practices of caregivers in the management of T1DM in pediatric patients. 20 subjects were recruited at the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) Pediatric Diabetes Center before their outpatient T1DM class. A demographic survey, nutrition knowledge survey (NKS), and a 24-hour recall were administered to participants. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate NKS total score among binary variables and Kruskal Wallis Test was used to evaluate NKS total score among categorical variables. The average nutrition knowledge survey score was 62%. The questions targeted different areas of T1DM questions: healthful eating (83%), carbohydrate counting (42%), understanding of blood glucose response (47%), and the nutrition label reading from a can of chili and a sports drink (65%). The participants scored the highest in the healthful eating category 83% and the lowest in the carbohydrate counting category 42%. There was no statistically significant difference between any of categorical variables for NKS total score (P>0.05). Therefore, it is important for caregiver to receive individualized and structure nutrition diabetes education within the first month to reinforce the nutrition diabetes education and fill in any gaps as needed. Finally, families and patients require consistent and ongoing diabetes nutrition education and support.
LLU Discipline
Nutrition and Dietetics
Department
Nutrition and Dietetics
School
School of Allied Health Professions
First Advisor
Lesley Ann Foster-Nicholas
Second Advisor
Lida Gharibvand
Third Advisor
Gurinder Bains
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Degree Level
M.S.
Year Degree Awarded
2024
Date (Title Page)
2024
Language
English
Keywords
Diabetes in children—Diet therapy; Diabetes—Patients—Education; Caregivers—Knowledge, attitudes, practice
Type
Research Report
Digital Format
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
Usage Rights
This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.
Recommended Citation
Juarez, Epiphaneia, "Effectiveness of education for Type 1 Diabetes patient's caregivers at Loma Linda University Health" (2024). Loma Linda University Research Reports. 51.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/rr/51
Collection
Loma Linda University Research Reports
Collection Website
scholarsrepository.llu.edu/rr/
Repository
Loma Linda University. University Libraries.