Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose by Adolescents With Diabetes: Technical Skills and Utilization of Data
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Diabetes Educator
- Vol. 15 (1), 56-61
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014572178901500115
Abstract
Two studies of adolescent patients were conducted to determine their technical skills and utilization of data obtained by self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). In Study 1, direct observations of 58 adolescents revealed an overall SMBG technical accuracy score of 82 %. Most frequent errors were not cleaning fingers (45 %), not placing blood on strips correctly (21 %), and wiping strip at wrong time (14%). Technical performance was inversely correlated with blood glucose concentration, but was unrelated to other variables. In Study 2, a questionnaire was used to determine SMBG practices among 64 adolescents. Although the majority of patients reported doing daily SMBG, most did not record results in logbooks every time or utilize such data for self- management. No significant relationships were found between SMBG behaviors and other variables. We conclude that periodic evaluation and retraining are required for maintenance of SMBG skills and that methods to enhance utilization of SMBG data be developed for this patient population.Keywords
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