Why do young adults with Type 1 diabetes find it difficult to manage diabetes in the workplace?
This article explores how and why workplace environments impact diabetes management for adults people with Type 1 diabetes, 23-30 years of age. Interviews were conducted with 35 young adults, 29 women and 6 men. The majority of these interviewees worked in sectors such as banking, technology and administration. Young adults found it difficult to manage diabetes in the workplace for two main reasons: work-related time pressures and the non-routine nature of interviewees' work and working environment. Young adults also found it difficult to get the time to exercise both inside and outside of work. Young adults with Type 1 diabetes need to be provided with the tools and technologies that they need to manage diabetes in modern flexible workplaces.
Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Sociology, University College Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: mylesbalfe@rcsi.ie.
Myles
M
Balfe
Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: rbrugha@rcsi.ie.
Ruairi
R
Brugha
Endocrinology Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: dsmithrooms@beaumont.ie.
Diarmuid
D
Smith
Endocrinology Department, Connolly Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: ssreenan@rcsi.ie.
Seamus
S
Sreenan
Department of Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: FDoyle4@rcsi.ie.
Frank
F
Doyle
Department of Public Health Medicine and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: rconroy@rcsi.ie.
Ronan
R
Conroy
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
Diabetes; Emerging adult; Exercise; Work; Young adult