Developing Intervention to Improve Outcomes for YA with T1D: Phase 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Developing an Intervention to Improve Outcomes for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes in Ireland and Northern Ireland: Phase 1: Qualitative Consultation with Key Stakeholders
IRAS ID
147926
Contact name
Mary Clare O'Hara
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NUI Galway
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 27 days
Research summary
Young people with type 1 diabetes have to monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin several times per day. They also need to be careful about their diet and what exercise they do to achieve good blood glucose control. Many young adults struggle with these tasks and this can result in poor health outcomes (including premature death). We want to find out more about the difficulties young adults face in managing their diabetes and explore new ways of providing them with health care that meets their needs. We will use the expertise of our experienced research team to develop an intervention of care delivery geared towards young adults (18 to 30 years). We will review the existing literature to identify what is known already about ways to help young adults manage their diabetes. A Youth (advisory) panel will be set up so young people will have a say in the design and delivery of the proposed research. In addition, interviews and focus groups with young people (and other relevant people such as family, friends and healthcare providers) will be carried out to inform the development an intervention. We will establish a network of Diabetes Centres on the island of Ireland (North and South) interested in the care of young adults and we will ask them to participate in a future application to the Health Research Board to pilot test the new intervention developed in this project.
REC name
London - Surrey Borders Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/LO/2254
Date of REC Opinion
17 Dec 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion