Association of Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetic Adolescents And Diabetes Related Distress among Their Parents
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Parents, who are primary caregivers in most cases, play a vital role in the treatment of type 1 diabetic adolescents. They have to participate in the aspects of management like blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration on a daily basis. Parents of adolescents with type 1 diabetes worry more about health of their children compared to parents of healthy adolescents. Greater child related distress is described in parents of type 1 diabetes influencing parent child relation. Clearly Parenting distress is a risk factor when it comes to child’s diabetes outcome as supportive parenting and positive communication empower children in their diabetes self care. Aim: To find the association between glycemic control among type 1 diabetic adolescents and Diabetes related distress among their parents in the patients and parents attending a N.G.O. camp. Materials and Methods: Sample Size: 42 subjects and 42 caregivers Type of study: Cross-sectional study. Study tools: Diabetes distress scale for parents of teens with type 1 Diabetes, HbA1c value of type 1 diabetic adolescents collected from their medical records. Results: Poorer glycemic control among adolescents is associated with higher diabetes related distress among their parents
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Dr. Phani Ram Vavila, Dr. T. S. N. Raju, Dr. S. Radha Rani
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