Improving equity in diabetes technology use: Voices of youth and their parents.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

There are marked inequities in clinical outcomes and rates of diabetes technology use among youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The quantitative data from our mixed methods cohort study identified significant improvements in glycaemia and quality of life in participants. We aimed to use qualitative methods to provide further insight into our quantitative findings in the setting of underlying health disparities.

Methods

Fifteen publicly insured, insulin pump-naïve non-Hispanic Black youth aged 6-21 years with T1D and baseline haemoglobin A_1c (HbA_1c) ≥86 mmol/mol (10%) and their parents participated in a mixed methods cohort study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted separately with parents and youth after completion of 6 months of HCL use. Three

SUBMITTER: Perkins A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479830 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature