Association of stigma, diabetes distress and self‐efficacy with quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes preparing to transition to adult care
Authors' conclusion
Stigma and diabetes distress are associated with lower QOL, whereas self-efficacy is associated with higher QOL in adolescents with T1D preparing to transfer to adult care.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents aged 16–17 years with T1D preparing to transition to adult care, participating in the Group Education Trial to Improve Transition (GET-IT) trial, Montreal, Canada
- Participants
- 128 adolescents
- Outcome
- Associations of stigma, diabetes distress and self-efficacy with QOL (PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scale and PedsQL 3.2 Diabetes Module), multivariate linear regression adjusted for sex, diabetes duration, socioeconomic status and HbA1c
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
QOL
Self-reported diabetes-related stigma
76
59%
Diabetes distress
29
22.7%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Association of stigma, diabetes distress and self‐efficacy with quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes preparing to transition to adult care. Diabet Med. Published 21 June 2023. doi:10.
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