Parent report and direct observation of injection-related coping behaviors in youth with type 1 diabetes.
OBJECTIVE
This study evaluated insulin injection coping by parental report and video observation in children 3 to <11 years old with diabetes.


METHODS
Caregivers of 61 youth with type 1 diabetes completed the Diabetes Injection Distress-Parent Report Form (DID-PRF); a subsample (n = 19; 30%) submitted video recordings of their children's insulin injections.


RESULTS
The DID-PRF demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and moderately correlated with video recordings. Half of parents (n = 31; 51%) reported their child's history of insulin injection distress; 30% reportedly experienced distress ≥1 year after diagnosis. Current distress was reported for about half (n = 28) of children. More parent and child coping/distress behaviors was associated with younger child age. Children displayed more injection distress in their first month after diagnosis versus the most recent month.


CONCLUSIONS
Diabetes-related injection distress and associated coping behaviors should be further explored; longitudinal data and additional measurement development is warranted.
Antal
Holly
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Division of Psychology & Psychiatry, Nemours Children's Clinic, 807 Children's Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA. hantal@nemours.org
Wysocki
Tim
T
Canas
J Atilio
JA
Taylor
Alexandra
A
Edney-White
Allison
A
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D014741:Video Recording
D007328:Insulin