Journal article
Reducing and preventing internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in children with type 1 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program
EM Westrupp, E Northam, KJ Lee, S Scratch, F Cameron
Pediatric Diabetes | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12205
Abstract
Background: Children with type 1 diabetes are at increased risk of mental health problems, which in turn are associated with poor glycemic control, diabetes-related complications, and long-term psychiatric morbidity. We tested the efficacy of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program in reducing or preventing mental health problems and improving glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes in a randomized controlled trial. Methods: Participants were recruited from the Diabetes Clinic, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and randomized to Triple P or standard diabetes care. The primary outcome was child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems 3 and 12 months postrand..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by three grants from Eli Lilly, and the Early Development and Disease, and Critical Care and Neurosciences Departments at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI). Research at MCRI is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare. The authorship team are able to attest that the study described in this article is based on original data that has not been previously published, except in abstract form for the 9th Joint Meeting of Paediatric Endocrinology, 19 September 2013 to 22 September 2013 in Milan, Italy. We would like to thank Michael Crombie for his contribution to data collection, and we thank all parents and children who took part in the study.