Low parental stress and positive well-being in Finnish children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Better glycemic stability in children, as measured by TIR, correlated with well-being. Additionally, higher parental stress in young children was linked to better metabolic control in their children. These findings emphasize the importance of integrating psychosocial aspects into the care of pediatric patients with T1D.
Study context
- Population
- Children and adolescents (aged 1–16 years) with T1D at a Finnish diabetes clinic
- Participants
- 199 children
- Outcome
- Parental stress (Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI-4-SF)), patient well-being (WHO-5) and their associations with glycemic control
Methodological detailssurvey, single-centre
- Survey
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Parental stress, well-being and glycemic control
- Mean HbA1c
- 7.7% (61 mmol/mol)
- Mean time in range (TIR)
- 55.4%
- PSI total stress, median (IQR), n=133
- 31 (12-55)
- Children aged <7 years: higher parental stress, correlated with better metabolic control (n=9); HbA1c rho
- −0.86
- Children aged <7 years: parental stress vs TIR rho (n=9)
- 0.78
- WHO-5 score, all children (IQR), n=180
- 70 (64-80)
- WHO-5 vs HbA1c, rho (n=180)
- −0.08
- WHO-5 vs TIR, rho (n=156), p=0.038
- 0.17
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Low parental stress and positive well-being in Finnish children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. Published 10 September 2025. doi:10.
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