The purpose of the study was to compare three nursing interventions and their impact on glycemic control among children with type I diabetes. The 75 subjects' mean +/- SD age was 12.5 +/- 3.4 years, 55% were boys, and 55% were White. Subjects were randomly assigned to a standard care (SC), an education (ED), or an education and telephone case management (ED + TCM) group. The primary outcome measure was glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c, or HbA1c). Secondary outcome measures were diabetes knowledge (KNOW), parent-child teamwork (TEAM), and adherence (ADH). After 6 months of follow-up, results demonstrated no significant differences among groups in HbA1c. KNOW and TEAM scores improved slightly in the ED and ED + TCM groups, but no statistically significant differences were found among the three groups. Significant improvement in ADH scores among ED + TCM groups was reported when compared with the ED and SC groups. This change may represent a move toward improved adherence to diabetes care and subsequent improvement in diabetes control. The challenges of recruitment and retention of subjects in this study will also be discussed.
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