TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Bullying, regimen self-management, and metabolic control in youth with type I diabetes
JO  - Journal of pediatrics
A1  - Storch, Eric A.
A1  - Heidgerken, Amanda D.
A1  - Geffken, Gary R.
A1  - Lewin, Adam B.
A1  - Ohleyer, Vanessa
A1  - Freddo, Marianna
A1  - Silverstein, Janet H.
SP  - 784
EP  - 787
VL  - 148
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the association among diabetes-related bullying, diabetes self-management, metabolic control, and depression in children and adolescents with type I diabetes (TID). STUDY DESIGN: Measures of diabetes-related bullying and depression were administered to 167 youth with TID at their regularly scheduled diabetes care visits. Parents were administered a clinician-rated index of their child's diabetes self-management. HbA1c levels were assessed. RESULTS: Diabetes-related bullying was positively related to HbA1c concentration and negatively related to overall self-management and specifically to adherence to glucose testing and dietary tasks. Depressive symptoms partially mediated the relation between diabetes-related bullying and overall self-management. CONCLUSION: Given the associations between diabetes-related bullying and regimen self-management, the issue of illness-related bullying merits serious attention for pediatricians and school personnel.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3476
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.01.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -