Health-related quality of life of preschool-aged children with type 1 diabetes in the context of family and maternal functioning

In this study, generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was compared to healthy peers taken in consideration of family functioning and psychological well-being of mothers. A total of 113 mothers provided data (28 mothers had a preschool-aged child w...

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Published in:	Journal of child health care Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 31 - 41
Main Authors:	Lukács, Andrea, Bettina Zagraj, Veronika, Bartkóné Kovács, Anett, Soós, Andrea, Török, András, Barkai, László
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01-03-2022
Subjects:	Child Child, Preschool Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology Female Humans Mothers - psychology Parents Quality of Life - psychology family functioning Depressive symptoms young children type 1 diabetes health-related quality of life
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Summary:	In this study, generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was compared to healthy peers taken in consideration of family functioning and psychological well-being of mothers. A total of 113 mothers provided data (28 mothers had a preschool-aged child with T1D). There were no significant differences in background parameters of two investigated groups. No significant differences between children with and without T1D were detected either in HRQoL or in family functioning. Moreover, mothers of children with diabetes reported lower levels of resilience and more depressive symptoms than mothers of healthy peers. In the regression analysis, mothers’ depressive symptoms and the family functioning significantly affected children’s HRQoL regardless of the presence of diabetes. These results suggest that parents of children with T1D handle the burden of diabetes well and integrate into the daily activities of the families. Mothers experience distress, presumably because diabetes management is burdensome; however, the family can function well and the young children can live in a similar way to their healthy peers.
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ISSN:	1367-4935 1741-2889
DOI:	10.1177/1367493521995320