@article{ajnr20197620,
author={Bassam, Samah El Awady},
title={The Relationship between Compliance and Quality of Life among Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={6},
pages={1057--1068},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/6/20},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b>: Puberty is a period of rapid growth and hormonal changes and is often characterized by deterioration in glycemic control, and all of these factors may promote the development of diabetes complications. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disease requiring complex management, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration along with diet restrictions, which can have a negative impact on the quality of life (QoL) of adolescents. <b>The aim of the study</b>: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between compliance and quality of life among adolescents with diabetes mellitus type 1. <b>Design:</b> A descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized in this study. <b>Setting:</b> This study was conducted at the outpatient clinics in Zagazig University Hospitals at the pediatrics unit and the health insurance clinic for diabetes in Zagazig city. <b>Subjects:</b> A convenient sample of 80 adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes <b>Three tools</b> were used for data collection, namely; A structured interviewing questionnaire, Diabetes self-management profile, and Diabetes quality of life for youths scale. <b>The results:</b> Slightly more than half of adolescent had a moderate knowledge of diabetes mellitus (53.8%), the highest percentage of the study sample had inadequate levels of compliance to diabetes treatment recommendations and perceived their quality of life as low (61.3% &amp; 67.5%, respectively). <b>Conclusion:</b> It was found that there was a statistically significant relation between adolescents' compliance and quality of life score. <b>Recommendations:</b> Conduct educational program for adolescents and their parents to increase the level of their knowledge and compliance for diabetes management to improve QOL for all diabetic adolescents.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-6-20}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}