title: Relationship between caregiver knowledge and socioeconomic factors on glycemic outcomes of young children with diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the relationship between caregiver diabetes knowledge and socioeconomic factors on glycemic outcomes of young children with type 1 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-three caregivers of children less than 9 years of age were conveniently sampled and completed the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Diabetes Knowledge Test and a demographic questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher caregiver knowledge was associated with lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, higher income levels, and being married. Thirty-three (44%) children had HbA1c levels within the target range.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perform ongoing knowledge assessments and educational interventions related to deficits, with a special focus on families in lower socioeconomic situations.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Denver, CO, USA. lynda.stallwood@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stallwood
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000193:education; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin