Fear of hyperglycaemia in parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus – A multi‐centre multinational study
Authors' conclusion
The FoHyper-P is a novel, validated tool for assessing parental fear of hyperglycaemia. Integrating it into clinical practice addresses an underestimated aspect of parental diabetes management, enabling better care for children with T1D.
Study context
- Population
- Parents of children aged 6–16 years with T1D, ≥6 months from diagnosis, ≥3 months of CGM use, parental involvement in care; three large diabetes clinics in Israel, Poland and Greece
- Participants
- 152 parents
- Outcome
- Correlation between FoHyper-P and HFS-P
Methodological detailsmulti-centre, multinational, Bonferroni correction
- Multi-centre
- Multinational
- Bonferroni correction
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Total questionnaire scoring: r = 0.747
pBonf < 0.001
Worries subscales: r = 0.735
pBonf <0.001
Behaviour subscales: r = 0.532
pBonf <0.001
Further findings
Worry subscale and HbA1c (linear regression)
- Positive association between worry subscale and HbA1c
Parental fear of hyperglycaemia and glycaemic measures
- Weak correlations of TIR and TAR with parental fear of hyperglycaemia, and of worry subscales with higher HbA1c in past year, percent hyperglycaemia and lower TIR
- P < 0.05, not significant after Bonferroni correction
Original publication
Fear of hyperglycaemia in parents of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus – A multi‐centre multinational study. Diabet Med. Published 25 April 2023. doi:10.
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