TY - JOUR

T1 - Management of Diabetes during School Hours

T2 - A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study in Denmark

AU - Nannsen, Anne Østergaard

AU - Kristensen, Kurt

AU - Johansen, Lise Bro

AU - Iken, Mia Kastrup

AU - Madsen, Mette

AU - Pilgaard, Kasper Ascanius

AU - Grabowski, Dan

AU - Hangaard, Stine

AU - Schou, Anders Jørgen

AU - Andersen, Anette

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Managing diabetes is complicated for many children. It often requires support from an adult during the school day. In Denmark, most children spend 30–35 h a week at school. Nevertheless, diabetes management in schools remains largely uninvestigated. This study aimed to examine the characteristics and organization of diabetes management in Danish primary schools from the personnel’s perspective. All primary schools in Denmark were invited to participate in the study (n = 2129), and 525 schools were included. A questionnaire was constructed and sent by email. Questionnaire data are presented in the descriptive statistics and compared with the ISPAD guidelines. According to 77.2% of respondents, school personnel had received training in diabetes management, and 78.5% of the schools had at least one person available for diabetes support every day. Respondents felt prepared to help the students with counting carbohydrates (38.9%), dosing insulin (39.1%), and helping the students during high (52.1%) or low (60.3%) blood sugar levels, insulin chock (35.2%), or during activities (36.3%). Yet, diabetes management was a challenging task. Only 61.7% had an action plan for diabetes management, 37.4% had face-to-face information meetings with the parents, and 55.1% of respondents reported having sufficient time to cooperate with the parents.

AB - Managing diabetes is complicated for many children. It often requires support from an adult during the school day. In Denmark, most children spend 30–35 h a week at school. Nevertheless, diabetes management in schools remains largely uninvestigated. This study aimed to examine the characteristics and organization of diabetes management in Danish primary schools from the personnel’s perspective. All primary schools in Denmark were invited to participate in the study (n = 2129), and 525 schools were included. A questionnaire was constructed and sent by email. Questionnaire data are presented in the descriptive statistics and compared with the ISPAD guidelines. According to 77.2% of respondents, school personnel had received training in diabetes management, and 78.5% of the schools had at least one person available for diabetes support every day. Respondents felt prepared to help the students with counting carbohydrates (38.9%), dosing insulin (39.1%), and helping the students during high (52.1%) or low (60.3%) blood sugar levels, insulin chock (35.2%), or during activities (36.3%). Yet, diabetes management was a challenging task. Only 61.7% had an action plan for diabetes management, 37.4% had face-to-face information meetings with the parents, and 55.1% of respondents reported having sufficient time to cooperate with the parents.

KW - children with diabetes

KW - diabetes management

KW - pediatric diabetes

KW - school setting

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146799494&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3390/healthcare11020251

DO - 10.3390/healthcare11020251

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 36673619

AN - SCOPUS:85146799494

VL - 11

JO - Healthcare

JF - Healthcare

SN - 2227-9032

IS - 2

M1 - 251

ER -