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Helena Agenäs1,2, Maria Ödling1,3, Anna Lena Brorsson2,3
1Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Background:
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires numerous daily self-management decisions and, for children, parents have a crucial role in this. The aim of this study was to evaluate treatment satisfaction among parents of children with T1D and the associations with the child's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and perceived diabetes control. A secondary aim was to evaluate treatment satisfaction among school children with T1D and the associations with HRQoL and perceived diabetes control.
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, 111 parents of children with T1D (0-12 years) and 75 children with T1D (8-12 years) were included. Treatment satisfaction was measured using the diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQ), parent version, scored 0-60, or teens version, scored 0-48. HRQoL was measured with DISABKIDS. Differences between groups were analyzed using independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance. Linear regression was used to investigate associations between treatment satisfaction and HRQoL and perceived diabetes control.
Results:
The mean value for treatment satisfaction among parents was 41.0 (95% confidence interval (CI): 39.5-42.5) and among children 36.3 (95% CI: 34.5-38.0). Parents' treatment satisfaction was associated with their child's HRQoL (by proxy), perceived diabetes control, and diabetes duration (correlations coefficient [R 2] = 0.54, p < 0.001). Children's treatment satisfaction was associated with HRQoL (R 2 = 0.29, p=0.005).
Conclusion:
The child's HRQoL and perceived diabetes control are important for treatment satisfaction among parents of children with T1D.
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