Improved self‐management of type 1 diabetes in young women: Experiences of Guided Self‐Determination‐Young: A qualitative interview study
Authors' conclusion
The GSD-Y model provided tools to explore and clarify the individual needs of young women with T1D, which supported diabetes self-management. Person-centred care was enabled when the women became engaged as active partners in diabetes health care.
Study context
- Population
- Young women (15–20 years) with T1D after a Guided Self-Determination-Young (GSD-Y) intervention, a paediatric and an adult diabetes outpatient clinic in Sweden
- Participants
- 12 women
- Outcome
- Experiences of self-management and support after GSD-Y
Methodological detailsinductive qualitative content analysis, individual interviews
- Inductive qualitative content analysis
- Individual interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Overarching theme: 'A person-centred approach facilitated deeper reflection on both an individual and a relational level'
- Main categories: 'The process initiated within the individual' and 'The process initiated together with the health care provider'
- Women experienced increased knowledge of, and increased ability to manage diabetes
- New type of relationship with the health care provider, incl. exchange of in-depth information beyond glucose levels, which appeared to increase their ability to receive support
Original publication
Improved self‐management of type 1 diabetes in young women: Experiences of Guided Self‐Determination‐Young: A qualitative interview study. Diabet Med. Published 28 March 2025. doi:10.
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