Understanding the experience of developing recurrent DKA V1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Understanding the experience of developing recurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 1 Diabetes; a phenomenological study.

• IRAS ID

  273299

• Contact name

  Emma C Innes

• Contact email

  e.innes@worc.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Worcester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 6 months, 16 days

• Research summary

  This research will aim to explore the experience of developing recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) from the perspective of someone living with Type 1 diabetes. DKA can be a life-threatening complication of Type 1 diabetes and research to date has focused on the prevalence, economic consequences, morbidity and mortality (Gibb, Teoh, Graham & Lockhart, 2016; Misra & Oliver, 2015). There are no studies to date that specifically explore the perspective of people with type 1 diabetes developing DKA. I have 19 years of experience as a Diabetes Specialist Nurse (DSN) and regularly nursed people with DKA, implemented clinical care to correct the current acidosis, and have provided educational strategies to prevent subsequent episodes. Despite these best efforts some patients were regular attenders with DKA and could articulate what steps they should have followed to prevent DKA. This study aims to explore whether the current focus on physical care and skills needs to be adapted to include a greater emphasis on social and psychological aspects of care.
  This research will address the gap in the literature, using a qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews to explore in-depth what it is like to experience such a phenomenon. Participants will have Type 1 diabetes, two or more episodes of DKA and will be 18 or over. They will be invited to participate by the diabetes specialist nurse during their episode of DKA, at a follow-up clinic appointment or via posters advertising the study. The research will be conducted within two NHS Trusts. Participants will be invited to participate in two interview's lasting up to an hour, or as long as they wish to engage. Participants will be interviewed at a mutually agreed time either in person or via video interview on Microsoft Teams, and this will form the total of their participation commitment.

• REC name

  Wales REC 7

• REC reference

  20/WA/0220

• Date of REC Opinion

  28 Jul 2020

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion