Quality of life and physical activity in type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

T1 Diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and young people [1] with almost 34 000 aged 18 years or less living with T1D [2]. Physical activity is promoted as one of a number of management tools for people living with diabetes, being associated with significant health benefits including improved glycaemic control. The benefits of physical activity on quality of life in children with T1D is unclear with confounding effects of disease duration and co-morbidities in studies.

Aim

To determine the effect of physical activity interventions on quality of life of children with type 1 diabetes.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted and reported in line with PRISMA 2009 guidance. The CINAHL, Embase, International Pharmaceutical Abs

SUBMITTER: J Cockcroft E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044773 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature