Capstone Project Proposal: Evidence-Based research in Juvenile Diabetes

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT2

DECLARATION3

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION5

Background of the Study5

Purpose of the Study6

Aims of the Study6

Research Questions6

Significance of the Study7

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW8

Theoretical Framework8

Diabetes and its Prevalence9

Treatment of Diabetes10

Complications from Diabetes11

Diabetes Self-Management11

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY13

Research Method13

Sample of Participants13

Data Collection14

Survey Questionnaire14

Data Analysis15

CHAPTER 04: RESULT AND DISCUSSION16

Research Question 117

Research Question 218

Research Question 319

CHAPTER 05: LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY20

CHAPTER 06: CONCLUSION21

References23

APPENDIX - A27

APPENDIX - B28

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Diabetes mellitus, which is more commonly known as diabetes, comes with a big group of diseases that are related to the metabolism. In this disease, a man has to suffer from a number of different diseases, like high level of sugar in the blood, etc. The reason for this problem could be numerous, it could be because the human body loses its ability to develop adequate amount of insulin or cells in the body could stop responding to the insulin, which is being produced by the body. Diabetes is a type of disease in which anything can happen to a person in an unexpected manner, and the complications can sometimes have severe consequences.

Diabetes is a disease that has to be managed in a proper way. A person with diabetes, like a patient with chronic disease, needs to be educated so that he can better understand the different stages of the illness of diabetes. Therapeutic education can empower these diabetic patients, to become an actor of his illness and be more autonomous. Diabetes is a disease that constantly evolves in the patient, and the diabetic patient needs to have reliable information, which is concise, and well integrated. The proper management of diabetes enables a person to lead a better quality of life.

By managing diet and implementing proper diabetic self-care habits in the beginning stages of diabetes, those with diabetes can minimize the risk of complications associated with diabetes. To properly maintain blood glucose and remain healthy, diabetic people must be aware of how to properly care for their specific diabetic needs. When unaware of the proper way to care for diabetes, the patient has a two till four time greater risk for developing heart disease or having a stroke (Stetson et al., 2006).

There are multiple barriers to maintenance of proper health with diabetes, throughout every age, ethnic, gender, and geographical ...