title: Children's knowledge of diabetes and implications for self-care.
abstract: Fifty-seven children with diabetes (mean age = 12.0 years) were given a forced choice questionnaire to assess their knowledge of the disorder. Parents of 81% of these children completed a second questionnaire to determine how responsible children were for their own self-care. Children were also observed drawing up their own insulin. The data suggest that children who were responsible for their own injections were adequately informed about this aspect of treatment (chi 2 = 9.98, df = 1, p less than 0.05) but those who were felt to be responsible for their own diets were not well informed in this regard (chi 2 = 2.08 N.S.) The data are discussed in terms of the implications for teaching children about diabetes and the insight they give into the effects of diabetes on family life.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012646:Self Administration; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin