Young Adult Counselors with Diabetes at Diabetes Camps: The Effect of Being a Peer Mentor on Counselors’ Health Behavior

Young Adult Counselors with Diabetes at Diabetes Camps: The Effect of Being a Peer Mentor on Counselors’ Health Behavior

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with type I diabetes (T1D) often struggle with illness management. Although diabetes camps have been shown to improve blood sugar control among campers, the effect of the camp experience on counselors’ diabetes self-management has never been studied. In addition to...

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Main Authors: Alison Stein Manning, McLean Pollock, Ben Clements, Elissa Furutani, Samuel Brotkin, Joan Mansfield, Janis Kupersmidt, Gregory Fritz, Gary Maslow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
Subjects:
type 1 diabetes
camp
self-management
Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/540

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http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/540

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