A model of parental distress and factors that mediate its link with parental monitoring of youth diabetes care, adherence, and glycemic control.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Parental monitoring of adolescents' diabetes self-care is associated with better adherence and glycemic control (A1c). A number of parent-level factors are associated with higher levels of parental monitoring, including lower levels of parental distress (depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety), as well as higher levels of parental self-efficacy for diabetes management and authoritative parenting. Often studied in isolation, these factors may be best considered simultaneously as they are interrelated and are associated with parental monitoring and youth adherence.

Method

Structural equation modeling with a cross-sectional sample of 257 parent/youth (aged 11-14) dyads: (a) examined a broad model of parental factors (i.e., parental distress, parental diabetes self-effic

SUBMITTER: Robinson EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5118052 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature