Mediators of 12-month outcomes of two Internet interventions for youth with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine mediators of 12-month outcomes of Internet interventions for youth with type 1 diabetes transitioning to adolescence.

Methods

In this multisite clinical trial, 320 youth were randomized to one of two Internet-based interventions: Coping skills (TEENCOPE™) or diabetes education (Managing Diabetes). Mediators of the interventions' effects on glycosylated hemoglobin and quality of life were examined. Data were collected at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Results

Self-efficacy mediated treatment effects on quality of life in both interventions. For TEENCOPE™, stress reactivity, primary control coping, and secondary control coping mediated treatment effects, whereas for Managing Diabetes, social acceptance mediated treatment effects. There were

SUBMITTER: Jaser SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3959262 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature