Perceived peer support and diabetes management from adolescence into early emerging adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of the study was to examine longitudinal associations of perceived diabetes-specific peer support with adherence and glycemic control among late adolescents with type 1 diabetes as they transition out of high school and into early emerging adulthood.

Method

As part of a larger study, 211 high school seniors with type 1 diabetes completed confidential online surveys and were reassessed 1 year later. Perceived diabetes-specific peer support and adherence were assessed in each survey. Glycemic control was measured with HbA1c assay kits.

Results

Perceived diabetes-specific peer support in high school predicted better adherence across the subsequent year while controlling for initial levels of adherence. Perceived peer support during early emerging

SUBMITTER: Pihlaskari AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6188824 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature