Study of Mentoring Education Program for Children with Type 1 Diabetes

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463475
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Ehime University
• Principal Investigator: Yakushijin Yuko 愛媛大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (10335903)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 小児1型糖尿病 / eメンタリング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the effects of e-mentoring education program for children with type 1 diabetes. The subjects of this study were seven mentees and four mentors who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The mentors provided emotional, informational, and approval support and interacted with their mentees via a dedicated website by using tablet devices for 12 months. Diabetes self-care behavior scale and Diabetes self-efficacy scale, and mentoring scale were analyzed after the intervention. The significant differences were not found in each scale. However, the score of Diabetes self-efficacy scale was maintained a high score after 12 months intervention. In addition, some mentees evaluated that the advice from their mentors were effective and encouraged them to challenge new ways of diabetes self-control.

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