Questionnaire on adaptation to type 1 diabetes among children and its relationship to psychological disorders.
Laura Lacomba-Trejo, Selene Valero-Moreno, Sara Casaña-Granell and 3 others
PMID 30462792WHAT IT FOUND
In Spanish children with type 1 diabetes, poorer adaptation to the disease was associated with more anxiety, depression and emotional distress.
The questionnaire's original five subscales did not hold up as separate scores; one overall score was more dependable.
Key findings
01Poorer adaptation to diabetes was significantly associated with more anxiety, depression and emotional distress.
02The original five subscales showed low reliability, while a single overall adaptation score had an acceptable coefficient.
0324.5% of the children showed poor adaptation to diabetes on the questionnaire.
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What it does not show
The sample was not probabilistic and came from three hospitals in Spain, so it may not represent other settings. The original five subscales had low reliability, so subscale scores are less trustworthy than the overall adaptation score. Data came only from questionnaires, with no objective medical indicators such as HbA1c or cortisol levels. The study did not test whether using the questionnaire changes care or patient outcomes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the associations as proof that poor adaptation causes anxiety or depression. The study measured both with questionnaires in the same children and did not test any treatment.