Evaluation of the possible impact of the fear of hypoglycemia on diabetes management in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: a cross-sectional study.
Fear of hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia fear survey
Reliability
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Journal
Hormones (Athens, Greece)
ISSN: 2520-8721
Titre abrégé: Hormones (Athens)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101142469
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Apr 2024
12 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
07
10
2023
accepted:
04
04
2024
medline:
12
4
2024
pubmed:
12
4
2024
entrez:
12
4
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Hypoglycemia represents a significant source of anxiety for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and their caretakers. Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) was measured in children and adolescents with T1DM as well as in their parents using an established research instrument, the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS). This is a two-center, cross-sectional study involving 100 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years old diagnosed with T1DM. One parent of each child also participated in the study. The participants, who were recruited from two different pediatric endocrine outpatient clinics, were asked to complete the translated Greek version of the HFS, which includes one version for children (C-HFS) and one for parents (P-HFS). The association of the questionnaire responses with subjects' characteristics, such as current age, age at diagnosis, duration of diabetes, HbA1c levels, and mode of diabetes treatment were assessed. Parents exhibited significantly higher mean HFS scores than their children. No significant correlation was found between the P-HFS or the C-HFS scores and the age of the children, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, or mode of treatment. The finding that parents experience higher levels of FoH compared to their children emphasizes the importance of healthcare providers to screen parental FoH and focus on approaches to support them in order to reduce their psychological burden, thus optimizing children's diabetes management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38607611
doi: 10.1007/s42000-024-00560-z
pii: 10.1007/s42000-024-00560-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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