Psychosocial Factors Affecting Glycemic Control in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Tampere University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04186195

R19096

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to research psychosocial and socioeconomic factors among families that might affect glycemic control in children and adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus. These factors might be: living conditions, structure of the family, socioeconomic status, divorces and parent's own glycemic control status (if parent's type 1 diabetes mellitus is present in the family).

Full description

This study is going to clarify if there are some socioeconomical or psychosocial factors that might influence child's type 1 diabetes mellitus glycemic control. Study population consists of 300-350 diabetic children aged 1-16 years who have diabetic controls at Tampere University Hospital and their families. Required information is going to be collected with 2 questionnaires, wich families are kindly asked to fill in.

Enrollment: 191 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Type 1 diabetic children aged 1-16 years and their parents. Patient's and parents' willingness to participate

Exclusion Criteria: Type 1 diabetes duration under 1 year. Difficulties to understand written finnish.

Trial design

191 participants in 1 patient group

Diabetic children aged 1-16 years and their families

Description:

Diabetic children aged 1-16 years and their families. A child's disease duration must be over 1 year so that possible remission period is over.