Journal article
Targets and teamwork: Understanding differences in pediatric diabetes centers treatment outcomes
TC Skinner, KS Lange, H Hoey, HB Mortensen, HJ Aanstoot, L Castaňo, S Skovlund, PGF Swift, FJ Cameron, HR Dorchy, MR Palmert, E Kaprio, JJ Robert, T Danne, A Neu, S Shalitin, F Chiarelli, G Chiari, T Urakami, PR Njølstad Show all
Pediatric Diabetes | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12606
Abstract
Objective: The reason for center differences in metabolic control of childhood diabetes is still unknown. We sought to determine to what extent the targets, expectations, and goals that diabetes care professionals have for their patients is a determinant of center differences in metabolic outcomes. Research Design and Methods: Children, under the age of 11 with type 1 diabetes and their parents treated at the study centers participated. Clinical, medical, and demographic data were obtained, along with blood sample for centralized assay. Parents and all members of the diabetes care team completed questionnaires on treatment targets for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and recommended frequency of blood..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Novo Nordisk for their support of this research.