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The role of family factors, illness-specific youth quality of life and pediatric parenting stress for youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Objective: The purpose of the study was to test interactive models that examined the moderating effects of diabetes-specific family conflict on the relationship between parental involvement in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) care and illness-specific psychosocial outcomes for youth in poor metabolic control and their parents.Methods: Youth (N=72) ages 10-18 years with poorly controlled diabetes (A1c >8.5%) and one parent/caregiver completed measures assessing parental involvement in T1DM care, family conflict, youth diabetes-specific quality of life, and pediatric parenting stress.Results: Low shared treatment responsibility between parent and youth for T1DM treatment tasks and high levels of diabetes-specific family conflict interacted to predict poorer youth and parent psychosocial outcomes.Conclusions: Interventions targeting both family sharing of treatment responsibility and family conflict about diabetes-related issues may foster improvements in youth diabetes-specific QOL and pediatric parenting stress.

Source: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)

Author: Melissa K. Cousino

Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes Management and Education

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health

Award: G8075653505