Understanding the Lived Experience of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Opportunities for Design

Mary Webster; Emma Foster; Rob Comber; Simon Bowen; Tim Cheetham; Madeline Balaam

doi:10.1145/2771839.2771854

Understanding the Lived Experience of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Opportunities for Design

Mary Webster, Emma Foster, Rob Comber, Simon Bowen, Tim Cheetham, Madeline Balaam

School of Psychology

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Abstract

Type 1 diabetes affects approximately 1 in every 500 children in the UK. Although it is a lifelong condition, there are few if any overt manifestations, which can make it more difficult to meet people with the same condition. To avoid the risk of health complications, an emphasis is placed on a routine of self-management behaviours. However, factors such as the desire to 'fit in' with the peer group may impede adherence and thus increase the probability of diminished health later in life. Creating appropriate peer support networks may be valuable in aiding a young person with diabetes to attend to their condition through interactions with otherwise unseen peers. Through a series of design workshops the context of living with type 1 diabetes and the value of peer support are explored from the perspective of an adolescent. Four types of support are reported: informational; emotional; tangible; and belonging/companionship, and design opportunities explored.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	140-149
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-3590-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2771839.2771854
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 24 Jun 2015
Event	IDC 15 - 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children - Tufts University, Medford, Boston, United States Duration: 21 Jun 2015 → 24 Jun 2015

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Conference	IDC 15 - 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	21/06/15 → 24/06/15

Keywords

Adolescents
Type 1 Diabetes
Peer Support

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Webster, M, Foster, E, Comber, R, Bowen, S, Cheetham, T & Balaam, M 2015, Understanding the Lived Experience of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Opportunities for Design. in Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 140-149, IDC 15 - 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 21/06/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2771839.2771854

Understanding the Lived Experience of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Opportunities for Design. / Webster, Mary; Foster, Emma; Comber, Rob et al.
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2015. p. 140-149.

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