Satisfaction with diabetes involvement: Exploring parent and adolescent perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Both parent and adolescent involvement in type 1 diabetes management are critical during adolescence. The current study sought to understand the factors associated with parent and adolescent satisfaction with their own and one another's involvement in diabetes management.

Methods

Cross-sectional baseline data from 157 parent-adolescent dyads enrolled in an RCT were used. Adolescent ages ranged from 12 to 19 (M_age = 14.7, SD = 1.89) and were balanced by gender (50.3% male). Paired t-tests examined concordance between parent and adolescent satisfaction, bivariate correlations identified correlates, and regressions examined unique associations.

Results

Roughly, 43% of adolescents and 29% of parents were very satisfied with adolescent involvement in diabet

SUBMITTER: Wong JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11021166 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature