Diabetes Distress and Transition Readiness in Youths with Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care
Authors' conclusion
Diabetes distress and transition readiness have an inversely proportional relationship in youths with type 1 diabetes transitioning to adult care. Targeting diabetes distress may also improve transition readiness (and vice versa) in this population.
Study context
- Population
- Adolescents and emerging adults with T1D transitioning from pediatric to adult care, assessed at the last pediatric diabetes visitcomplete data in 63
- Participants
- 101 adolescents
- Outcome
- Relationship between diabetes distress (T1-DDS) scores and transition readiness (Am I ON TRAC) scores
- Follow-up
- Last pediatric diabetes visit
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Association of total mean T1-DDS score with ON TRAC scores
ON TRAC knowledge score: β (95% CI −4.41,−1.06), p=0.002
−2.73
ON TRAC behavior score: β (95% CI −4.39,−0.84), p=0.005
−2.61
Transition readiness indicator: β (−0.34,−0.01), p=0.03
−0.18
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
T1-DDS subscales and ON TRAC knowledge score
- Associated subscales: powerlessness, management distress, negative social perceptions, eating distress, physician distress, family/friend distress
T1-DDS subscales and ON TRAC behavior score
- Associated subscales: management distress, negative social perceptions, eating distress, family/friend distress
Original publication
Diabetes Distress and Transition Readiness in Youths with Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 25 September 2023. doi:10.
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