Diabetes management in a changing society Associating forces to create more sustainable collaborations

This thesis presents a qualitative research on diabetes management, its success factors and barriers in Aruba. This thesis also includes theoretical studies of global approaches and practices. The thesis categorizes five key factors of diabetes management which are; level of prevention, policy/program development and implementation approach, collaboration and communication, medical and psychosocial support, and instruments. The factors were based on the theoretical study of global approaches and practices that are currently being exercised. The research instrument this thesis applied is a topic list interview based on the theoretical model which consists of the five key factors defined. The findings have been analyzed through selective coding and through categorization of the responses (Baarda et al., 2013). A total of twelve experts in the field participated in this research. The main research question of this research is: What are achievable and innovative approaches for successful and strategic management of diabetes in Aruba? There are four sub questions which concern approaches exercised in the past in the local context, modern approaches that are currently being exercised in the global context, success factors and barrier of diabetes management and achievable new approaches for diabetes management in Aruba. The main finding of the research is that a joint strategic plan should be developed for all three levels of prevention namely primary prevention for the community in general, secondary prevention for at risk patients and secondary prevention for diagnosed patients. This plan should aim at concretely defining the tasks of each stakeholder of diabetes management. This plan should also describe how resources including monetary and human resources should be redistributed. This should be supported by a research based on FINDRISC (Finnish Diabetes Association, 2006) in order to collect new and relevant data about the current population that is at risk of developing diabetes and that are diagnosed with diabetes.

Citation

Arias Javier, N.D. (2016). Diabetes management in a changing society Associating forces to create more sustainable collaborations. Bachelor dissertation. University of Aruba. 93 pp.

Publisher

University of Aruba

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/853