ea0085p64 | Diabetes 3 | BSPED2022
Parsons Judith
, Kariyawasam Dulmini
, Soukup Tayana
, Sevdalis Nick
, Baldellou Lopez Maria
, Forde Rita
, Ismail Khalida
, Jones Marie
, Ford-Adams Martha
, Yemane Nardos
, Pender Siobhan
, Thomas Stephen
, Murrells Trevor
, Silverstein Alex
, Forbes Angus
Background: Adolescence is a challenging time for people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), associated with worsening glycaemia and disengagement with care. Educational interventions often focus on imparting diabetes-specific skills rather than attending to some of the broader psychosocial challenges young people commonly experience. To address this, we codesigned a psychosocially modelled programme of diabetes education, named ‘Youth Empowerment Skills’ (YES), with young ...