Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Is Associated With Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Parents and Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
The child's HRQoL and perceived diabetes control are important for treatment satisfaction among parents of children with T1D.
Study context
- Population
- Parents of children with T1D (0–12 years) and school children with T1D (8–12 years)
- Participants
- 111 vs 75
- Exposure
- Parents vs Children
- Parentsn = 111
- Childrenn = 75
- Outcome
- Treatment satisfaction among parents (DTSQ parent version, scored 0-60) and associations with child's HRQoL and perceived diabetes control
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Treatment satisfaction among parents (DTSQ, 0-60)
Parents
41.0
mean · 95% CI 39.5–42.5
- Parents' treatment satisfaction associated with child's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (by proxy), perceived diabetes control and diabetes duration (R 2, p < 0.001)
- 0.54
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Treatment satisfaction among children (diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQ) teens version, 0-48)
- 36.3 · mean · 95% CI 34.5–38.0
- Treatment satisfaction among children (DTSQ teens version, 0-48) — Children's treatment satisfaction associated with HRQoL (R 2, p=0.005)
- 0.29
Original publication
Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Is Associated With Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Parents and Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. Published 14 November 2025. doi:10.
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