title: Generic and diabetes-specific parent-child behaviors and quality of life among youth with type 1 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate associations among parent-child behaviors and generic and diabetes-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a multi-site sample of youth with type 1 diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty-one youth and their primary caregivers completed measures of parent-child behaviors, child HRQOL, and participated in an observed family interaction task.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diabetes-specific parent-child variables were associated significantly with both generic and diabetes-specific HRQOL above and beyond the contributions of demographic and generic parent-child variables, accounting for between 13% and 31% of the variance in HRQOL. Diabetes-specific family conflict and negative diabetes-specific family communication were associated with lower HRQOL. Collaborative parent involvement in diabetes care was associated with higher levels of HRQOL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions that target diabetes-specific family interactions will be beneficial to the quality of life of children with type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 10, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA. jwbenchell@childrensmemorial.org
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weissberg-Benchell
authors.forename: Tonja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nansel
authors.forename: Grayson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holmbeck
authors.forename: Rusan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laffel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires