1. Modelling individual, parental and peer factors to glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A prospective study
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Lee, Shu‐Li, Tsai, Meng‐Che, Chang, Shu‐Chen, Chen, Jyu‐Lin, and Wang, Ruey‐Hsia
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Pediatric ,Diabetes ,Metabolic and endocrine ,Adolescent ,Adult ,Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring ,Child ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Type 1 ,Female ,Glycated Hemoglobin ,Glycemic Control ,Humans ,Male ,Parents ,Peer Group ,Prospective Studies ,Self Report ,Taiwan ,Young Adult ,adolescents ,diabetes distress ,glycaemic control ,model ,nurses ,parents ,peers ,self-management ,type 1 diabetes ,Nursing ,Midwifery - Abstract
AimTo construct a model addressing the pathways from baseline diabetes distress, attribution of peer reactions, parenting style and 3-month self-management to 6-month glycated haemoglobin levels in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.DesignA prospective design was adopted.MethodsA total of 177 adolescents aged 10-19 with type 1 diabetes were enrolled from four hospitals in Taiwan. Diabetes distress, attribution of peer reactions and parenting style were collected at baseline, self-management was collected at the third month and glycated haemoglobin levels were collected at the sixth month. Data were collected from May 2015-June 2016.ResultsBaseline diabetes distress and 3-month self-management directly affected 6-month glycated haemoglobin levels. Baseline attribution of peer reactions directly affected baseline diabetes distress and 3-month self-management; also, it indirectly affected 6-month glycated haemoglobin levels through 3-month self-management. Baseline parenting style directly affected baseline diabetes distress, baseline attribution of peer reactions, 3-month self-management and 6-month glycated haemoglobin levels; it also indirectly affected 6-month glycated haemoglobin levels through baseline diabetes distress and 3-month self-management.ConclusionA model simultaneously incorporating individual, parental and peer factors to glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes has been constructed. Improving diabetes distress and self-management should be essential strategies to improve glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Encouraging adolescents with type 1 diabetes to communicate openly with peers about diabetes care and educating their parents to provide more responsive and autonomy-encouraging parenting style might be vital strategies to improve diabetes distress, 3-month self-management and glycaemic control.ImpactIndividual, parental and peer factors should be simultaneously considered to improve glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Nurses should evaluate these factors to tailor interventions improving glycaemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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- 2020