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Fear of hypoglycemia, anxiety, and subjective well-being in parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
- Source :
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Journal of Health Psychology . Feb2019, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p209-218. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study explored the association between parental fear of hypoglycemia, anxiety, and subjective well-being in parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. A total of 120 mothers and 79 fathers participated. Mothers' and fathers' fear of hypoglycemia was significantly associated with anxiety and negative affect as well as with worse glycemic control in child. Paired-samples t-test showed that mothers were more involved in diabetes management and reported more fear and anxiety compared to fathers, but they did not differ in worries about hypoglycemia. The findings suggest screening for fear of hypoglycemia and subjective well-being in all parents regardless of whether their child experienced severe hypoglycemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HYPOGLYCEMIA
*TYPE 1 diabetes
*TREATMENT of diabetes
*ANXIETY
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*FEAR
*PARENT-child relationships
*RISK perception
*T-test (Statistics)
*WELL-being
*FATHERS' attitudes
*ATTITUDES of mothers
*PARENT attitudes
*SEVERITY of illness index
*GLYCEMIC control
*ADOLESCENCE
*CHILDREN
*DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13591053
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134540416
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316650931