Wright Alesha, Chopak-Foss Joanne
Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA.
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2020 Aug;36(4):304-312. doi: 10.1177/1059840518820106. Epub 2018 Dec 30.
Diabetes affects tens of thousands of school-aged children in the United States. The ability to appropriately manage their diabetes is essential to preventing life-threatening health complications if occurring during the school day. The purpose of this study was to assess school personnel's knowledge of diabetes (types 1 and 2) and perceived self-competence in performing diabetes management skills. A non-probability sample of elementary school personnel ( = 809) from five different school districts in Georgia completed a diabetes knowledge and competence questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, and principal component analysis were performed to analyze the data. School personnel reported limited knowledge of diabetes basics and an overall low perceived self-competence in performing many of the diabetic management skills. Despite state legislation enacted to assist children with diabetes in school and available training for school districts, the study found that school personnel are not well trained and lack confidence in performing diabetes management.
在美国，糖尿病影响着数以万计的学龄儿童。如果在上学期间发病，能否妥善管理他们的糖尿病对于预防危及生命的健康并发症至关重要。本研究的目的是评估学校工作人员对糖尿病（1型和2型）的了解程度以及他们在执行糖尿病管理技能方面的自我认知能力。来自佐治亚州五个不同学区的809名小学工作人员组成的非概率样本完成了一份糖尿病知识和能力问卷。采用描述性统计、单因素方差分析和主成分分析对数据进行分析。学校工作人员表示对糖尿病基础知识的了解有限，并且在执行许多糖尿病管理技能方面，他们的自我认知能力总体较低。尽管州政府已颁布立法以协助在校糖尿病儿童，并为学区提供了相关培训，但研究发现，学校工作人员并未得到充分培训，且在执行糖尿病管理方面缺乏信心。
