Effect of Shared Decision Making in Management of Children Suffering from Diabetes

Abstract

here is a range of views about what constitutes pediatric children involvement and participation in health care and a range of interpretations of what constitutes shared decision-making. Shared decision-making (or mutuality, ‘active involvement’, ‘partnership’) has gained a high level of children management specially, who suffered from diabetes which emphasizes children autonomy, informed consent, and empowerment (American Academy of Family Physicians 2010). This study aimed to study the effect of shared decision making program in management of children suffering from diabetes. This was implemented through assessing the possible areas (for example dealing with hypoglycemia) in decision making by diabetic children and their care givers, assess factors affecting the decision making in management of children suffering from diabetesand study the effect of the implemented decision making program in management of children suffering from diabetes.