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Diabetes Related Distress in Children with Type 1 Diabetes before and during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spring 2020
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 8527, p 8527 (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 16
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Our aim was to compere diabetes-related distress (DD) in young patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and in their parents before and during the national COVID-19-related lockdown when schools operated on-line. Problems Areas in Diabetes-Child (PAID-Ch), Teen (PAID-T) and Parent (P-PAID-Ch, P-PAID-T) questionnaires in paper version were used to evaluate DD before COVID-19 pandemic (November 2019–February 2020) and during the lockdown (April 2020) the same surveys were performed by phone. We enrolled 76 patients (median age (Q1–Q3): 13.6 (11.8–15.2) years<br />21 children, 55 adolescents<br />T1DM duration 3.7 (1.7–6.8) years). Initial PAID score was lower in teenage boys than in girls (34.0 (24.0–42.0) vs. 44.5 (40.0–50.5), p = 0.003). In teens PAID score decreased significantly during the lockdown (−3.0 (−11.0–3.0), p = 0.018), more in girls than boys (p = 0.028). In children (−3.0 (−14.0–7.0), p = 0.131) and parents PAID did not change (teens’ parents: 3.0 (−9.0–10.0), p = 0.376<br />children’s parents: −5.0 [−9.0–1.0], p = 0.227). In the studied group COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown was associated with decrease in DD in teens with T1DM, particularly in girls, while no significant change in DD was observed in children or parents. DD decrease in teens during the pandemic should attract attention to the potential “rebound” of DD related to return to regular on-site school routine.
- Subjects :
- Male
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Adolescent
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Article
diabetes distress
Humans
Medicine
Pandemics
Diabetes related distress
Type 1 diabetes
child
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
pandemic
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Paper version
COVID-19
medicine.disease
Distress
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Communicable Disease Control
Female
business
type 1 diabetes mellitus
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16617827 and 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 8527
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....156b5b717f55be024a926025b0e27d62