Psychosocial Functioning in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes

Completed

Conditions studied: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

Background: The often studied psychosocial correlates that relate to health outcomes in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) are factors such as self-efficacy, depression, distress, quality of life, and adherence. These psychosocial factors are not well-studied within a young adult (YA) population and the parents of YAs during the transition planning phase. Impact: This study aids program development for pre-transfer educational interventions to ensure more successful post-transfer health outcomes from both a patient and parent perspective. Methods: This longitudinal study is designed to characterize the psychosocial factors relevant for a population of YA with T1D. Data analyses of these psychosocial and transition readiness variables allow for understanding of prospective health outcomes for young adults with T1D during the transition process. Implications/Future Directions: From a clinical perspective, the outcomes of this feasibility study will be two-fold: (1) establish which of the clinical measures used in the study are related to meaningful health outcomes in this young adult population in order to determine future standardized assessments in the Diabetes Center and (2) determine which psychosocial constructs are relevant to health outcomes to then more fully develop the Diabetes Center's transition program interventions to improve functioning clinic-wide (e.g., group day sessions). Finally, it would be attractive to various National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorder (NIDDK) grant mechanisms to identify the relevant psychosocial measures that assess the psychosocial functioning of YA with diabetes after they transfer to adult care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02874612

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

47

Starts

2015-08-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Young Adults ages 18-24
• Current patients of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) Diabetes Clinic
• Recently (< 4 months) completed the Readiness Assessment tool
• Planning to continue to receive diabetes services at CCHMC (i.e., not imminently being transferring their diabetes care to an adult provider) for the next 12 months.

You may not qualify if…

• Co-existing diagnosis of mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder
• Not fluent in the English language.

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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