The Mediating Effects of Diabetes Self‐Management on the Relationship Between Diabetes Distress and Quality of Life Among School‐Age Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Authors' conclusion
Our findings indicate that problem-solving techniques related to diabetes self-management might be more effective at alleviating various aspects of diabetes distress-such as emotional burden, regimen-related distress, and interpersonal distress-compared to diabetes care activities. Interventions that teach structured problem-solving strategies could be beneficial. Given the ongoing pandemic, these findings could also serve as useful guidance for developing support strategies for school-age children with chronic conditions during future public health emergencies.
Study context
- Population
- Chinese school-age children aged 8–12 with T1D during the COVID-19 pandemic (June-December 2022)
- Participants
- 341 children
- Outcome
- Diabetes distress, self-management and quality of life
Methodological detailsonline self-report survey, structural equation modeling
- Online self-report survey
- Structural equation modeling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
All four domains of diabetes distress negatively associated with quality of life (r, p < 0.01)
−0.74 to −0.77
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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