Introduction
The first article is an examination of self-care for schoolchildren who suffer from type 1 diabetes (Kelo, Martikainen, & Eriksson, 2011). The study is aimed at finding the possible ways, which can be used to empower foster empowerment through patient education (Kelo et al., 2011). This particular study is exclusively targeting school-aged children who suffer from type 1 diabetes.
The second article on the other hand explores ways of improving regimen adherence among adolescents who suffer from type 1 diabetes. The aim of the study was to establish whether domestic psychotherapy could help observance of metabolic management in adolescents (Ellis, Frey, Naar-King, Templin, Cunningham, Cakan, 2005). The third article explores the use of the process-person-context-time model. The research utilized blood as the variable to measure diabetic control.
Article 4 on the other hand looks at the relationship between body mass and glycemic control in children and adolescents. The article argues that in an effort to maximize glycemic control, the patient runs the risk of gaining weight hence increasing their body max index BMI. This article is mainly looking at the aftereffects of diabetes treatment adherence.
Comparison between the four articles
First article
The first article concludes that self-care is a learning progression intended to assist school children to adapt to a normal life pattern, achieve independence, and be able to cope (Kelo et al., 2011). The study incorporates knowledge and skills as the main content of self-care in children suffering from type 1 diabetes (Kelo et al., 2011). This article finds the following factors to be dominant in assessing the intensity of self-care for school-going children. These are the nature of the disease and the care thereof, the intensity of the support accessible by the parents, the school environment, the child’s peers, and healthcare service providers (Kelo et al., 2011).
The second article
The second article has equally the same measure of intensive research on the subject of regimen adherence to home-based psychotherapy (Ellis et al., 2005). Unlike the first article which seeks to come up with ways to empower school-going children to deal with their condition, this article is looking at an already existing program. It looks into the effectiveness of home-based psychotherapy and gives fairly well-documented research results based on quantitative research (Ellis et al., 2005). The article employs statistical analysis in its research.
The third
The third article explores the use of the process-person-control-time mode in addressing the issue of adherence to the treatment regimen. The length of the article clearly indicates the level of research therein and just like the other two articles, the resources used are credible. Like the other two articles, this article is also concerned with the prevalence of adherence imbalances among adolescents and children suffering from type 1 diabetes.
The fourth article
Lastly, the fourth article is quite informative especially with the after-effects of the diabetes control regimen. The article brings to our attention the effects that are likely to occur due to the consistent execution of diabetes control programs. Unlike the other three articles, which discuss the adherence of diabetes controls, this article discusses the effects of adhering to the treatment regimen. This article is not very long compared to the rest of the articles a factor that could make it look like it is based on very shallow information. However, the sources are credible.
References
Ellis, D., Frey, M., Naar-King, S., Templin, T., Cunningham, P., Cakan, N. (2005). Use of Multisystem Therapy to Improve Regimen Adherence among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Chronic Poor Metabolic Control, Diabetes Care, 28(7), 1604-1610.
Kelo, M., Martikainen, M., & Eriksson, E. (2011). Self-care of school-age children with diabetes: an integrative review. Journal of advanced nursing, 67(10), 2096-2108. F Advanced Nursing Journal of Advanced Nursing Ournal of Advanced Nursing Journal of Advanced Nursing