Healthcare system and professionals
Objectives
- To provide optimum education and psychosocial support for children, young people and their families
- To advocate for regular psychosocial assessment
- To ensure a smooth transition to adult care
Inspirational questions
Do you
- Provide ongoing age-appropriate education and support?
- Assess the psychosocial functioning of your patients on a regular basis?
- Assist in making the transition to adult care as smooth as possible?
Topics in focus
- Age-appropriate education and support
- Therapeutic communication and team collaboration
- Psychosocial assessment and support
- Transition to adult care
Expert content reviewer
Prof. Dr. Karin Lange Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Germany
- Pediatric diabetes teams, psychologists and psychiatrists
Content
- Background information – international recommendations and guidelines; DAWN Youth publications, scientific posters/abstracts, articles, powerpoint presentations and video material
- Practical tools and programs – including structured descriptions of national DAWN Youth initiatives
- Ongoing research projects
PSAD – Psychosocial Aspects of Diabetes Study Group
PSAD (The Psycho Social Aspects of Diabetes study group) | ENG |
DAWN MIND
The Hvidøre Study Group on Childhood Diabetes
The Hvidøre Study Group on Childhood Diabetes | ENG |
The Danish case
The significance of psychosocial factors for adherence, diabetes control and life quality in children and young people with diabetes | ‘The significance of psychosocial factors for adherence, diabetes control and life quality in children and young people with diabetes’ - for further information, please contact dawninfo@novonordisk.com | |
A test of the Guided Self-Determination adjusted to young people with type 1 diabetes and their parents | To test whether a version of the method Guided Self-Determination adjusted to young people with type 1 diabetes and their parents is able to promote life skills including better glycemic control in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. For further information please contact dawninfo@novono | ENG |
The French case
Diabetes seen by 15-25 | Diabetes seen by 15-25 (Web survey) - for further information, please contact dawninfo@novonordisk.com |
