title: Brief report: self-care behaviors of children with type 1 diabetes living in Puerto Rico.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine self-care behaviors among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes living in Puerto Rico, to determine the relationship between self-care and demographic variables, and to investigate the utility of the 24-hour recall interview within a Hispanic population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-one children (M age = 12.6 years) with type 1 diabetes, and their mothers, were administered the 24-hour recall interview on three separate occasions to assess diabetes-related self-care behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children reported self-care behaviors that included daily administration of an average of two insulin injections and two blood glucose tests, and consumption of 5.5 meals a day comprised of 52% carbohydrates and 29% fat. Younger age, female gender, longer illness duration, and better metabolic control were associated with higher rates of several self-care behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data provide a first look at self-care behaviors of children with type 1 diabetes living in Puerto Rico and suggest the utility of the 24-hour recall interview within this population.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Department of Psychology, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, USA. rstreis@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Randi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Streisand
authors.forename: Deedrah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Respess
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Overstreet
authors.forename: Lilliam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gonzalez de Pijem
authors.forename: Ru San
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Clarissa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin