Application effects of continuity of care in reducing domestic symptomatic hypoglycemia of children with type 1 diabetes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.36.013
- VernacularTitle:延续护理在1型糖尿病儿童居家症状性低血糖中的应用效果
- Author:
Yan ZHAO
1
;
Yeping ZHANG
;
Honghua LIN
;
Huijuan YUAN
Author Information
1. 安徽省儿童医院护理部
- Keywords:
Child;
Diabetes mellitus;
type 1;
Hypoglycemia;
Continuity of care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(36):4615-4617
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of continuity of care in reducing domestic symptomatic hypoglycemia of children with type 1 diabetes. Methods A total of 50 first diagnosed type 1 diabetic children who were admitted in a classⅢgrade A hospital from May 2014 to December 2015 were selected and divided into observation group and control group randomly with 25 cases in each. The two groups were given the same clinical nursing, while the observation group was given continuity of care after discharge. The observation period last for 12 months from the time of discharge. Observed the average weekly incidence of symptomatic hypoglycemia, admission, HbA1c. Results A total of 45 cases completed the research, 21 of which were from the control group, and the last were from the observation group. Compared with the control group, the occurrence of domestic symptomatic hypoglycemia in observation group was significantly reduced (P< 0.05). Meanwhile, the number of readmission in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P< 0.05). Conclusions Continuity of nursing can effectively reduce the symptomatic hypoglycemia occurrence of type 1 diabetic children who were first diagnosed within 12 months. It can also reduce readmission rate, medical expenses and family financial burden.
