Attitudes and Perceptions of School Teachers in Melilla Regarding the Care Provided to Students with Type 1 Diabetes
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Luque Vara, Trinidad; Fernández Gómez, Elisabet; Linares Manrique, Marta; Navarro Prado, Silvia; Sanchez Ojeda, Maria Angustias; Enrique Mirón, CarmenEditorial
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Materia
Type 1 diabetes Quality of life Prevention Schools Hypoglycaemia
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
Luque-Vara, T.; Fernández-Gómez, E.; Linares-Manrique, M.; Navarro-Prado, S.; Sánchez-Ojeda, M.A.; Enrique-Mirón, C. Attitudes and Perceptions of School Teachers in Melilla Regarding the Care Provided to Students with Type 1 Diabetes. Children 2021, 8, 1137. https:// doi.org/10.3390/children8121137
Resumen
The main objective of the study was to assess the perception of non-university teachers in
the city of Melilla to help students with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), as well as their attitudes
towards helping these students in diabetic emergencies. This observational, descriptive, crosssectional study analyzed the answers given by 441 teachers from 25 public institutions in the city of
Melilla to a survey on the attitude and perception regarding the capacity of educational institutions
(16 questions) to help and manage students with T1DM. Out of 47.6% of teachers who represent
having had students with TIDM, only 4.8% acknowledged having been trained in diabetes. The
percentage that has experienced a hypoglycaemia episode at the institution was 29.9%. More than half
of participants acknowledged that their educational institution is not prepared to manage diabetic
emergencies. Only 5.7% stated their institutions have glucagon in their first-aid kit and less than
half of participants (44.7%) would be willing to administer it if necessary. Teachers of educational
institutions believe they have not been particularly trained in the care of students living with T1DM
and point out that their educational institutions are not prepared to help in diabetic emergencies.