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Self-care autonomy and outcomes of intensive therapy or usual care in youth with type 1 diabetes

  • Tim Wysocki
  • , Michael A. Harris
  • , Lisa M. Buckloh
  • , Karen Wilkinson
  • , Michelle Sadler
  • , Nelly Mauras
  • , Neil H. White

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Abstract

Objective: This article evaluated whether deviation from developmentally appropriate self-care autonomy moderated the effects of intensive therapy (IT) or usual care (UC) on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in 142 youths with diabetes. Methods: Youths received an autonomy/maturity ratio (AMR) score at baseline that was a ratio of standardized scores on measures of self-care autonomy to standardized scores on measures of psychological maturity and were categorized by tertile split into low, moderate, and high AMR. Results: Higher baseline AMR was associated with higher baseline HbA1C for IT and UC. Baseline AMR scores predicted glycemic outcomes from UC; the high AMR tertile showed deteriorating glycemic control over time, whereas the low AMR tertile maintained better glycemic control. All three AMR groups derived equal glycemic benefit from IT. Conclusion: Children with inordinate diabetes self-care autonomy may fare poorly in UC but these same children may realize less glycemic deterioration during IT.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1036-1045
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of pediatric psychology
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This study was supported by NIH grant #1-RO1-DK50860 to the first author; and NIH grants #P60-DK20579 and #RR00036 which support the Diabetes Research and Training Center and General Clinical Research Center at the Washington University School of Medicine. Portions of these data were presented at the 63rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, New Orleans, June 16, 2003 and were published as an abstract in Diabetes, 52, Supplement 1, page A39.

FundersFunder number
Genome Center at Washington University, Washington University School of Medicine
Author National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health The Bev Hartig Huntington's Disease Foundation National Institutes of Health1-RO1-DK50860, 00036
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesP60DK020579

    Keywords

    • Adolescents
    • Children
    • Intensive therapy
    • Type 1 diabetes

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
    • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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