Type 1 diabetes

Assessment of Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Palestinian Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross‐Sectional Investigation

Pediatr DiabetesPublished Cross-sectional study

Study context

Population
Adolescents aged 10–18 years with T1D diagnosed >6 months, recruited from Ministry of Health (MOH) and Palestine Diabetes Institute (PDI) diabetes clinics in six governorates of northern West Bank/Palestine, November 2022–October 2023
Participants
170 vs 170
Exposure
Adolescent self-reports vs parent proxy reports
  • Adolescentsn = 170
  • Parentsn = 170reference
Outcome
HRQOL (Peds QL 3.2 Diabetes Module)

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

HRQOL, Peds QL 3.2 Diabetes Module total score

Mean total score

70.6

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Parent proxy vs adolescent reports of health-related quality of life (HRQOL)

Parents reported significantly lower results than adolescents

Original publication

Assessment of Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Palestinian Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross‐Sectional Investigation. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 14 February 2025. doi:10.1155/pedi/3568243

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