Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on December 1, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj088
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1 University of Miami School of Medicine
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Objectives To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of youths on injection regimens to those prescribed insulin pump therapy and examine factors related to HRQOL in youths with type 1 diabetes. Methods An ethnically diverse group of youths (n = 160, ages 5-17 years) with type 1 diabetes and their caretakers completed family, parent, and child adjustment measures, as well as measures of generic- and disease-specific HRQOL. Metabolic control and regimen information were assessed through medical records. Results HRQOL was unrelated to regimen prescription. Child, family, and parent adjustment variables were significantly related to HRQOL, whereas other demographic and clinical variables were relatively less important. Conclusions Present findings indicate that insulin pump therapy does not have negative implications for HRQOL. They also suggest that interventions aiming to improve HRQOL in this population should target child, parent, and family adjustment and not focus solely on disease-related outcomes.
Received April 27, 2005
Revised October 12, 2005
Accepted October 25, 2005
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Insulin Pump Therapy and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Jessica M. Valenzuela MS 1,
Anna Maria Patino PhD 1,
Judith McCullough PhD 1,
Christine Ring MSN, ARNP 2,
Janine Sanchez MD 1,
Margaret Eidson MD 1,
Robin Nemery MD 2,
and
Alan M. Delamater PhD 1 *
2 Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital
Alan M. Delamater, E-mail: adelamater{at}med.miami.edu
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