The Maintain High Blood Glucose subscale of the child hypoglycemia fear survey: proposed preliminary cut points for screening youth with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To improve the clinical utility of the Maintain High Blood Glucose subscale of the Hypoglycemia Fear Surveys (HFS) by identifying clinically meaningful cut points associated with glycemic outcomes.

Methods

Youth (N = 994; 13.96 ± 2.3 years) with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers (N = 1,111; 72% female) completed the Child or Parent version of the HFS. Modal Score Distribution, Standard Deviation Criterion, and Elevated Item Criterion approaches were used to identify proposed preliminary cut points for the Maintain High Blood Glucose subscale. The association between proposed preliminary cut points was examined with youth glycemic outcomes.

Results

A cut point of ≥7 for the Maintain High Blood Glucose subscale on the Child HFS was associated with a greater

SUBMITTER: O'Donnell HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11175586 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature