NR 715 Week 5 Assignment; Evidence Synthesis - Diabetes in children and youth
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| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Kresenda |
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The prevalence of diabetes in children and youth has increased steadily worldwide over the past two decades. The increasing prevalence of diabetes has attracted the attention of global public health organizations and national public health institutions due to the immense cost of diabetes management. The transition from pediatrics to adult is a critical period for young adults with diabetes (Agarwal et al., 2018; Iversen et al., 2019; Spaic et al., 2019). To address this issue, Agarwal et al., 2018, Iversen et al., 2019, and Spaic et al., 2019 the authors investigated the experience of the young adults with diabetes during the transition process. The prevalence of diabetes in the youth is a concern, especially because the youth tend to have severe disease which requires an early onset of insulin. Children and the youth also tend to experience more micro and macrovascular complications when compared to adults and may also experience higher mortality.
Diabetes in children and youth is a public health burden. Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires lifelong insulin injections, diet modifications, and behavior changes. Some adults can adapt their lifestyle to self-care management of diabetes, children have to be taken care of and their condition managed actively by healthcare professionals or their parents. For young adults between 18 and 30, the transition from adolescence to young adulthood is usually marked by turbulence and transitions (Agarwal et al., 2018; Iversen et al., 2019; Spaic et al., 2019)……….. Continue
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| Term | Fall Session |
| Institution | Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Kresenda |
