The Validation of the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale for Diabetes Management Among Parents of Children Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.The Parental Self-Efficacy Scale for Diabetes Management (PSESDM) is a valid tool for parents managing type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Higher parental self-efficacy correlates with better glycemic control and well-being.
Area Of Science
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Diabetes Management Technology
- Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness
Background
- Parental involvement is crucial for effective type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) management in children, especially with increasing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) adoption.
- Validated instruments to measure parental self-efficacy in T1DM management using CGM are limited.
- Assessing parental self-efficacy is vital for understanding and improving diabetes care outcomes.
Purpose Of The Study
- To validate the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale for Diabetes Management (PSESDM) in parents of children utilizing CGM sensors for T1DM.
- To investigate the associations between parental self-efficacy, glycemic control (HbA1c), quality of life, and parental characteristics.
- To establish the reliability and validity of the PSESDM for clinical and research applications in pediatric diabetes care.
Main Methods
- A cross-sectional study involving 106 parent-child dyads at a pediatric diabetes center.
- Parents completed the Hungarian PSESDM, alongside measures of health literacy, fear of hypoglycemia, quality of life, and capability well-being.
- Children's HbA1c levels and quality of life were recorded; statistical methods assessed PSESDM's reliability and validity.
Main Results
- The PSESDM demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.857) and item-total correlations.
- Higher parental self-efficacy was significantly associated with better glycemic control (lower HbA1c, r<sub>s</sub> = -0.50) and positively correlated with child's diabetes-specific quality of life (r<sub>s</sub> = 0.20).
- Parental self-efficacy correlated strongly with capability well-being (r<sub>s</sub> = 0.52) and moderately with health literacy (r<sub>s</sub> = -0.30), with variations noted by income.
Conclusions
- The PSESDM is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing self-efficacy in parents of children with T1DM using CGM.
- The scale's significant associations with glycemic control, quality of life, and parental factors underscore its clinical utility.
- The PSESDM can help identify families needing additional support to improve diabetes management outcomes.
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