Journal article
Psychosocial well-being and functional outcomes in youth with type 1 diabetes 12 years after disease onset
EA Northam, A Lin, S Finch, GA Werther, FJ Cameron
Diabetes Care | Published : 2010
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-2232
Abstract
OBJECTIVE - Type 1 diabetes in youth and community controls were compared on functional outcomes. Relationships were examined between psychosocial variables at diagnosis and functional outcome 12 years later. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Participants were subjects with type 1 diabetes (n = 110, mean age 20.7 years, SD 4.3) and control subjects (n = 76, mean age 20.8 years, SD 4.0). The measures used included the Youth Self-Report and Young Adult Self-Report and a semi-structured interview of functional outcomes. Type 1 diabetes participants also provided information about current diabetes care and metabolic control from diagnosis. RESULTS - Type 1 diabetes participants and control subjects ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International (Grant 1-2003-135). E.A.N., A.L., S.F., and G.A.W. report no commercial sponsorships or industry-based research support in the past 12 months. F.J.C. has received research funding support, travel support, and honoraria from the following diabetes-related companies: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Aventis, Medtronic, Abbott/Medisense, and Animas. He belongs to the Hvideoere Study Group of Childhood Diabetes, which is supported by Novo Nordisk. No other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.