Adolescents' and their parents' views on the acceptability and design of a new diabetes education programme: A focus group analysis

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-289

  Waller, Helen ^a   Eiser, C ^a   Heller, S ^a   Knowles, J ^b   Price, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; DAFNE; Education; Qualitative; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; TAPE RECORDER; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSULIN; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18044380083     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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