Teachers' knowledge about type 1 diabetes in south of Spain public schools

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
José V Gutiérrez-ManzanedoJesús Gustavo Ponce-González

Abstract

To evaluate the knowledge of teachers in educative public centres (pre-, primary, and secondary schools) about type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the Puerto Real University Hospital area (Cadiz, Spain). Descriptive observational study in which 756 teachers' answers on the Test of Diabetes Knowledge for Teachers (TDKT) were analysed. Teachers from 44 educative public centres in the Puerto Real University Hospital area (Cadiz, Spain) were selected by randomized sampling (mean age, 44.3 ± 8 years; 61.7% women). Although 43.2% survey respondents recognised having had or currently having children or adolescent students with T1D, most demonstrated they did not have enough knowledge about T1D (mean score, 6.0 ± 4.3 points from a maximum of 16), and only 5.1% had sufficient knowledge (13-16 points) to be an effective support person to students with diabetes in school. However, the vast majority of survey respondents correctly answered questions about symptoms (74.2%) and hypoglycaemia treatment (85.9%). Univariate analysis of factors associated with teachers' knowledge about diabetes revealed that teachers with ≤ 15 years of teaching experience and physical education teachers had better knowledge than their co-workers. It is necessary to improve...Continue Reading

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Nov 25, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Trinidad Luque-VaraCarmen Enrique-Mirón
May 20, 2020·Diabetes Spectrum : a Publication of the American Diabetes Association·Raphael Florian GutzweilerTina In-Albon

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