Type 1 Diabetes: A Comic Book to Empower the Youth Audience’s Knowledge
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Family relations, self-care, chronic renal insufficiency, renal dialysis, family supportAbstract
Introduction: To promote active methodologies in a ludic format for health literacy through comic books and enable the empowerment of adolescents, the results of this study may equip and encourage healthcare professionals to act effectively in the prevention of diabetes and promote quality of life. Objective: To analyze the knowledge and empowerment dimensions of adolescent students in Vitória de Santo Antão regarding type 1 diabetes mellitus before and after an educational intervention using comic books. Materials and Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 179 adolescents. The intervention consisted of the use of a previously validated comic book, combined with the application of the adapted Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ) and the Youth Empowerment Scale in Health Education, evaluated at three different intervals. The analysis was performed using the marginal homogeneity test and the nonparametric Wilcoxon Test, with a significance level of 5 % (p < 0.05). Results: Significant values were found regarding knowledge of diabetes after the educational intervention with comic books in all DKQ items, except items 1 and 2 (p = 0.061 and 0.059, respectively). There was no statistical significance in the levels of individual empowerment and social class when analyzed at two different intervals, with a p-value > 0.05. Conclusion: The educational intervention led to an increase in knowledge among adolescent students. However, the absence of dialogue reveals the fragile empowerment of adolescents.
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