Quality of life and psychological well-being among children and adolescents with diabetes and their caregivers using open-source automated insulin delivery systems: Findings from a multinational survey
Authors' conclusion
The results show the potential impact of open-source AID on QoL and psychological well-being of caregivers and children and adolescents with T1D, and can therefore help to inform academia, regulators, and policymakers about the psychosocial health implications of open-source AID.
Study context
- Population
- Caregivers of children and adolescents with T1D, 27 countries
- Participants
- 168 participants27 countries
- Exposure
- Open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) users vs non-users
- Open-source AIDn = 119
- Non-usersn = 49reference
- Outcome
- Caregiver-reported quality-of-life (QoL) and well-being: general well-being (WHO-5), diabetes-specific QoL (PAID, PedsQL), sleep quality (PSQI)
Methodological detailsonline survey, multinational
- Online survey
- Multinational
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- After covariate adjustment, all measures but the PAID and one PedsQL subscale showed significant between-group differences
- Open-source AID vs Non-users: WHO-5: p = 0.003
- Open-source AID vs Non-users: PSQI: p = 0.001
- Open-source AID vs Non-users: PedsQL: p < 0.05
- After inclusion of covariates
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Quality of life and psychological well-being among children and adolescents with diabetes and their caregivers using open-source automated insulin delivery systems: Findings from a multinational survey. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 21 November 2022. doi:10.
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