Demographic and Glycemic Factors Linked With Diabetes Distress in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Diabetes distress (DD) is a negative emotional response related to the burdens of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and is linked with diabetes outcomes, such as hemoglobin A1c (A1c). Yet, less is known about how other glycemic indicators, average blood glucose and time in range, relate to DD, and which demographic characteristics are associated with higher DD.

Methods

In total, 369 teens (Mage 15.6 ± 1.4, 51% female, MT1D duration 6.7 ± 3.8 years) screened for DD using The Problem Areas in Diabetes-Teen Version to determine eligibility for an ongoing multi-site behavioral trial. The associations of DD, demographic factors, and glycemic indicators (A1c, average blood glucose, and time in range) were analyzed.

Results

Twenty-nine percent of teens (n = 95) sco

SUBMITTER: Inverso H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature