An internet coping skills training program for youth with type 1 diabetes: six-month outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) during adolescence can be challenging, and there is a need for accessible interventions to help adolescents cope with diabetes-related stress.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to compare an Internet coping skills training (TEENCOPE) intervention to an Internet educational intervention (Managing Diabetes) for adolescents with T1D. Moderators of program efficacy were evaluated.

Methods

The study was a multisite clinical trial (n = 320) with data collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Data were collected on the primary outcomes of physiologic (A1C) and psychosocial (quality of life) and on the secondary outcomes of behavioral (self-management) and psychosocial (stress, coping self-efficacy, social competence, family c

SUBMITTER: Whittemore R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3623558 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature