‘No one ever asks about something that actually is relevant to my life’: A qualitative study of diabetes and diabetes care experiences of young women with type 2 diabetes during their reproductive years
Authors' conclusion
Living with type 2 diabetes may negatively impact how women view themselves and how they relate to the roles they identify with such as, as a partner, mother, colleague. Current healthcare systems are not orientated to the specific needs of younger women with type 2 diabetes with limited opportunities to target their diabetes care around their health and wellbeing concerns and interests.
Study context
- Population
- Women with T2D (median age 37 years; range 20–45 years; median diabetes duration 4.5 years), recruited through social media and charities in the UK and Turkey28 video, 8 email interviews · charities in the UK 23 · Turkey 13
- Participants
- 36 women
- Outcome
- Overarching themes
Methodological detailssemi-structured interviews, Framework Analysis
- Semi-structured interviews
- Framework Analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Theme 1: Perception of self and identity
- Theme 2: T2D care is not orientated to women's needs
- Living with T2D was negatively perceived in terms of self-identity and reproductive health
- Diabetes care often not appropriate or relevant to their health needs; neglected issues of relevance to them
- Women voiced need for more emotional and peer-based support
Original publication
‘No one ever asks about something that actually is relevant to my life’: A qualitative study of diabetes and diabetes care experiences of young women with type 2 diabetes during their reproductive years. Diabet Med. Published 9 December 2022. doi:10.
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