Diabetes-related distress over time and its associations with glucose levels in school-aged children
Across 6 months, DRD remained stable or increased in 80% of school-aged children and 69% of parents. Only child HbA1c and DRD at baseline predicted higher child HbA1c 6 months later. Our results suggest it may be valuable to screen families of school-age children for DRD routinely and to develop treatments to help them reduce DRD.
Authors
- Ryan McDonough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-3027)
- Mark A. Clements (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2368-0331)
- Susana R. Patton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8902-6965)
- Matthew Benson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-2973)
- Nicole Kahhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-2153)
- Amy Milkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7955-319X)
- Jessica S. Pierce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6352-9225)
Institutions
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- Nemours Children's Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2025-004964
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases