MODEL FAMILY CENTERED CARE IN CHILDREN WITH DIABETES MELITUS : A PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

ABSTRACT Introduction Diabetes mellitus is the most widespread chronic non-infectious disease, with an increase in the frequency in childhood that could be the epidemic of the 21st century. This literature aims to study the philosophy of family center care interventions to improve the quality of life of children with diabetes melitus viewed from three philosophical perspectives, namely ontology, epistemology, and axiology. Method A literature search was performed on five databases, namely SCOPUS, ProQuest, PubMed, ScienceDirect, SAGEPub, and Google Scholar. Population limitations and diagnoses in this literature of children with diabetes melitus. This research is a quantitative study focusing on publications between 2017-2022. Result Family centered care can improve the quality of life of children with diabetes. Children with diabetes successfully manage their disease is possible because parents have understood and received ongoing training and in this case, children with connections to the diabetes care team (family) and medical team play an important role in the management of children’s diabetes. Training and strengthening education helps families to control disease. Teaching children and their families to improve knowledge and control diabetes and metabolic diseases. Conclusion Family centered care for children with diabetes requires family knowledge about care, training skills, building strong motivation for children with diabetes so that complications do not occur.