Psychological adjustment and diabetic control.
Glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations, C peptide secretion, insulin dose, psychiatric state, intellectual functioning, and the extent to which the implementation of the diabetic regimen was shared between parent and child were studied in a cross sectional study of 50 children with diabetes aged 6-16. Indications of psychological disturbance in the children and their parents predicted low glycosylated haemoglobin concentrations in the children, and accounted for 44% of variance in blood glucose control. The child's early and independent participation in the implementation of the diabetic regimen was associated with poor control.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology
D002096:C-Peptide; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin