Challenges in dealing with type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Ana Paula Vieira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Neiva, Luana Caldas, Souza, Milena Paes Ribeiro de, Araújo, Andrey Hudson Interaminense Mendes de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista JRG de Estudos Acadêmicos
• Texto Completo: http://revistajrg.com/index.php/jrg/article/view/452
• topic: Diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Diabetes. Crianças e adolescentes com diabetes tipo 1. Autocuidado com a diabetes mellitus tipo 1. Desafios e enfrentamento da diabetes tipo 1. Insulina.; Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes. Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Self-care with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Challenges and coping with type 1 diabetes. Insulin.

Objective: To check in the recent literature what has been published about the challenges faced by children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, addressing the diagnosis, acceptance and living with the disease, family perception, health education and self-care. Methods: This is an integrative literature review, consisting of scientific articles on the theme “Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and the challenges of living with the disease”. For this purpose, the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the Nursing Database (BDENF) were used as databases, as well as the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) as a complementary source of research. Final considerations: During the research, it was possible to understand that the diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is not always easily accepted, both by the family and by the children and adolescents diagnosed. Since they face several challenges, such as changing eating habits, daily insulin applications, biopsychoemotional issues, difficulties in self-care and in coping with stereotypes. It was also noted that the family plays an essential role in assisting in the pathology’s management and adherence to self-care. It is noteworthy that the health education carried out by Primary Care professionals helps the patients get along with the condition, providing health literacy about the disease for children and adolescents with T1DM and their families.