Diabetes Management and Problems Experienced by Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Year 2023, , 463 - 469, 18.12.2023

Selda Çelik , Meral Kelleci , Gülden Anataca , Abdulbaki Kumbasar

https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1300613

Abstract

Objective: A study was conducted to obtain information about problems in diabetes management experienced by patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, in-depth interviews were carried out with 43 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (25 women, 18 men) aged 18-34 years who volunteered to participate. Each interview lasted 30 to 35 minutes. The conventional content analysis of data was performed using Graneheim & Lundman method.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 26.05±8.01 years, the mean HbA1c level was 9.57±2.57%, and the duration of diabetes was 8.70±5.22 years. The study revealed 7 problem areas related to the patients’ diabetes management during the COVID-19 pandemic: blood glucose control, dietary adherence, insulin dose adjustment, exercising, psychosocial problems, sleep problems, and compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures.
Conclusion: The study's results showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus experienced difficulties in diabetes management and negatively impacted psychosocially.

Keywords

COVID-19, qualitative research, type 1 diabetes mellitus

Tip 1 Diabetes Mellitus Hastalarının COVID-19 Pandemisi Döneminde Diyabet Yönetimi ve Yaşadığı Sorunlar: Kalitatif Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışma Yeni Koronavirüs Hastalığı (COVID-19) pandemisi sürecinde Tip 1 diyabetlilerin diyabet yönetimi ile ilgili yaşadıkları sorunlar konusunda bilgi edinmek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Kalitatif türde olan bu araştırmada tip 1 diyabetli, çalışmaya katılmaya istekli, yaşları 18-34 arasında olan 43 (25 kadın, 18 erkek) hasta ile derinlemesine görüşme yapıldı. Her bir görüşme 30-35 dk. sürdü. Verilerin içerik analizi Graneheim & Lundman yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 26,05±8,01 yıl, HbA1c ortalaması %9,57±2,57 diyabet süresi 8,70±5,22 yıldır. Çalışmada COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde diyabetlilerin diyabet yönetiminde yaşadıkları sorunlar ile ilgili 7 sorun alanı belirlendi. Bunlar; kan şekeri kontrolü, beslenmeye uyum, insülin dozunu ayarlama, egzersiz yapma, psikososyal sorunlar, uyku sorunları ve COVID-19 önlemlerine uyum idi.
Sonuç: Çalışmanın sonuçları Tip 1 diyabetli bireylerin COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde diyabet yönetimini sağlama konusunda sorun yaşadıklarını ve psikososyal yönden olumsuz etkilendiklerini gösterdi.

Keywords

Covid-19, kalitatif çalışma, tip 1 diabetes mellitus

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