1. Psychological Well-Being of Parents of Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes – Baseline Assessment
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Carine de Beaufort, Ineke M. Pit-ten Cate, Ulrike Schierloh, Nathan Cohen, Charlotte K. Boughton, Martin Tauschmann, Janet M. Allen, Katrin Nagl, Maria Fritsch, James Yong, Emily Metcalfe, Dominique Schaeffer, Muriel Fichelle, Alena G. Thiele, Daniela Abt, Kerstin Faninger, Julia K. Mader, Sonja Slegtenhorst, Nicole Ashcroft, Malgorzata E. Wilinska, Judy Sibayan, Craig Kollman, Sabine E. Hofer, Elke Fröhlich-Reiterer, Thomas M. Kapellen, Carlo L. Acerini, Fiona Campbell, Birgit Rami-Merhar, and Roman Hovorka
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hypoglycemia fear ,parental well-being ,very young children ,type 1 diabetes ,child behavior ,sleepiness ,Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology ,RC648-665 - Abstract
BackgroundType 1 diabetes in young children is a heavy parental burden. As part of pilot phase of the KIDSAP01 study, we conducted a baseline assessment in parents to study the association between hypoglycemia fear, parental well-being and child behavior.MethodsAll parents were invited to fill in baseline questionnaires: hypoglycemia fear survey (HFS), WHO-5, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).Results24 children (median age: 5-year, range 1-7 years, 63% male, mean diabetes duration: 3 ± 1.7 years) participated. 23/24 parents filled out the questionnaires. We found a higher score for the hypoglycemia fear behavior 33.9 ± 5.6 compared to hypoglycemia worry 34.6 ± 12.2. Median WHO-5 score was 16 (8 - 22) with poor well-being in two parents. Median daytime sleepiness score was high in five parents (>10). For six children a high total behavioral difficulty score (>16) was reported. Pro social behavior score was lower than normal in six children (
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- 2021
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