title: Family functioning: a correlate of diabetic control?
abstract: Poor diabetic control was found in nearly 50% of adolescents attending two paediatric clinics. Adolescents with well and poorly controlled diabetes differed in reported parental involvement in their diabetic regime. There was little association between glycaemic control and family functioning using the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) whether rated by adolescent or a parent. Neither did sufferers with diabetes differ from families of matched community controls according to the FAD overall though the families of well controlled diabetics were more likely than the other two groups to score themselves in the unhealthy range on the subscale of global functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Manchester, U.K.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gowers
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiana
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011340:Problem Solving; D012016:Reference Values; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin