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Quality of Life in Children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) in Minia Governorate: Relationship with Mood and Family Attitudes
Author(s): Basma AbdelMoez Ali, AbdelHakim AbdelMohsen Abdelhakm, Mohamed Ayman Abdelhameed and Noha Kamel TawfikBasma AbdelMoez Ali, AbdelHakim AbdelMohsen Abdelhakm, Mohamed Ayman Abdelhameed and Noha Kamel Tawfik
Introduction: Children with T1D experience behavioral difficulties and lower social competency compared with healthy children. Quality of life is considered to be a significant indicator of disease prognosis.
Aim: To evaluate the health related quality of life of children with T1D, and how much it could be affected by their mood and family attitudes and to study the relationship between these variables and the metabolic control of the diabetic children.
Methods: 72 children with T1D were included and subjected to; history taking, clinical examination, application of Peds QL (Diabetes Module, Version 3), Childhood Depression inventory Scale (CDI),Parent Stress Index(PSI) questionnaire and HbA1c%. Another 72 children apparently healthy, non-diabetic, age and sex matched and siblings of the diabetic patients were incl.. View More»
