Prevention of Self-care Deterioration in Early Adolescents With Diabetes
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Diabetes |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 11 - 14 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | April 2007 |
| End Date: | March 2014 |
Family Teamwork and Coping Skills Prevention Program
Establish the efficacy of a brief, clinic-based prevention program of teamwork coping skills
for youth and their parents during in a high risk period of early adolescence (11-14 yrs)
when parental involvement and self-care deterioration occurs.
for youth and their parents during in a high risk period of early adolescence (11-14 yrs)
when parental involvement and self-care deterioration occurs.
Promotion of optimal disease care and metabolic control in youth with Type 1 diabetes is an
important goal of disease management during early adolescence. Typically youth assume
increasing responsibility for these goals along with parental involvement and guidance.
However, as youth progress through adolescence, parents often become less involved in
diabetes management and poorer self-care and metabolic control often results.
The goal of the prevention program is to encourage parents to remain involved in their
child's diabetes care throughout adolescence and to provide tools to help make that
involvement a positive experience. To minimize parent/child conflict that may accompany
sustained parental involvement, sessions of the active treatment review the following coping
skills: communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, attitude and behavior change.
Meetings occur in-clinic in conjunction with four consecutive medical appointments.
The educational comparison group also meets with study researchers for in-clinic sessions
that occur in conjunction with four consecutive medical appointments. Families discuss a
variety of helpful educational diabetes topics and resources.
The overarching project goal is to demonstrate the efficacy of a brief, prevention focused
coping skills program for youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents with the ultimate
goal of translation into routine pediatric care.
important goal of disease management during early adolescence. Typically youth assume
increasing responsibility for these goals along with parental involvement and guidance.
However, as youth progress through adolescence, parents often become less involved in
diabetes management and poorer self-care and metabolic control often results.
The goal of the prevention program is to encourage parents to remain involved in their
child's diabetes care throughout adolescence and to provide tools to help make that
involvement a positive experience. To minimize parent/child conflict that may accompany
sustained parental involvement, sessions of the active treatment review the following coping
skills: communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, attitude and behavior change.
Meetings occur in-clinic in conjunction with four consecutive medical appointments.
The educational comparison group also meets with study researchers for in-clinic sessions
that occur in conjunction with four consecutive medical appointments. Families discuss a
variety of helpful educational diabetes topics and resources.
The overarching project goal is to demonstrate the efficacy of a brief, prevention focused
coping skills program for youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents with the ultimate
goal of translation into routine pediatric care.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Seen for Diabetes care at Virginia Commonwealth University or Children's National
Medical Center
- Child ages 11-14
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Fluent in English
- Ability to comprehend and complete questionnaires independently
Exclusion Criteria:
- The presence of any other major disease
- The presence of any severe diabetic complications which could impair test performance
- Use of any medication that affects the CNS other than insulin
- Inability to speak/comprehend and read English
- Placement in special classes for the mentally disabled
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