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Effects of coping skills training in school‐age children with type 1 diabetes
Author(s) -
Grey Margaret,
Whittemore Robin,
Jaser Sarah,
Ambrosino Jodie,
Lindemann Evie,
Liberti Lauren,
Northrup Veronika,
Dziura James
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20336
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , developmental psychology , psychology , type 2 diabetes , medicine , diabetes mellitus , clinical psychology , endocrinology
Children with type 1 diabetes are at risk for negative psychosocial and physiological outcomes, particularly as they enter adolescence. The purpose of this randomized trial ( n = 82) was to determine the effects, mediators, and moderators of a coping skills training intervention ( n = 53) for school‐aged children compared to general diabetes education ( n = 29). Both groups improved over time, reporting lower impact of diabetes, better coping with diabetes, better diabetes self‐efficacy, fewer depressive symptoms, and less parental control. Treatment modality (pump vs. injections) moderated intervention efficacy on select outcomes. Findings suggest that group‐based interventions may be beneficial for this age group. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 32: 405–418, 2009