Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Diabetes-Related Quality of Life among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

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• Alternative Title:
  J Pediatr
• Personal Author:
  Lawrence, Jean M. ; Yi-Frazier, Joyce P. ; Black, Mary Helen ; Anderson, Andrea ; Hood, Korey ; Imperatore, Giuseppina ; Klingensmith, Georgeanna J. ; Naughton, Michelle ; Mayer-Davis, Elizabeth J. ; Seid, Michael
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  To evaluate the reliability and cluster structure of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Type 1 Diabetes Module 3.0 (PedsQL-T1DM) and associated subscales and to explore the associations between PedsQL-T1DM total score and demographic and clinical characteristics and clinical indicators among a large racially/ethnically diverse cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes.
  
  Study design
  
  Principal components analysis was conducted on responses from the PedsQL-T1DM child self-report forms completed by SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study participants aged ≥5 years. Multivariate linear regression models were fit to examine the associations among PedsQL-T1DM total score, demographic and clinical characteristics, and clinical indicators.
  
  Results
  
  The sample comprised 2602 youth with a mean age of 13.6 ± 4.1 years and a mean T1DM duration of 62.1 ± 47.0 months. Principal components analysis did not support the 5 existing PedsQL-T1DM subscales. In multivariate analyses, the PedsQL-T1DM total score was negatively and significantly associated with younger age (5–7 years), female sex, receiving insulin by injection (vs pump), having parents without a college degree, Medic-aid/Medicare insurance, and having a comorbid medical condition. Youth with poor glycemic control based on their age-specific hemoglobin A1c target values and those with depressive symptoms had significantly lower PedsQL-T1DM scores than their counterparts with good control and no or limited depressive symptoms.
  
  Conclusion
  
  This study has identified sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of youth with T1DM more likely to experience poor diabetes-specific quality of life. The association of lower PedsQL-T1DM scores with depressive symptoms and poor glycemic control is especially concerning and may be the focus of future interventions and studies.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Article Blood Glucose Body Mass Index Child Child, Preschool Depression Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Female Glycated Hemoglobin Health Status Humans Male Quality Of Life Socioeconomic Factors Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Pediatr. 2012; 161(2):201-7.e2
• Pubmed ID:
  22361221
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4503360
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U18DP002714/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DP000250/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01DP000246/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U18DP002708-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K23 DK089017/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR000423/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1RR029882/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; 1U18DP002709/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DP000244/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; M01RR00037/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR000154/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DP000248/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DK57516/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DP000254/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 1UL1RR026314-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U18DP000247-06A1/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 RR029882/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; M01 RR00069/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 DP000245/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U01DP000247/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  161
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:80925f9db5a2f0a8729afa8caa08f3ce2811fefc51b090c23cac5562a145129d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33825/cdc_33825_DS1.pdf
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