Trial reportJournal of diabetes science and technology2016
Videoconferencing for Teens With Diabetes: Family Matters.
Trial report in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Parenting interventions for parents of children with type 1 diabetes-a systematic review.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Family-Based Interventions Targeting Improvements in Health and Family Outcomes of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: a Systematic Review.Current diabetes reports · 2018Pooled it
- Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes' Clinical Outcomes and Satisfaction Related to the Use of Videoconferencing for Type 1 Diabetes Healthcare: A Narrative Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025Review
- Comparing Digital Versus Face-to-Face Delivery of Systemic Psychotherapy Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Uses of Virtual Care in Primary Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Health Equity Intervention for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and High Social Risk.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Focused on the Family: Development of a Family-Based Intervention Promoting the Transition to Adult Health Care for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Impact of Virtual Care on Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Review
- Increasing Access to Care for Transgender/Gender Diverse Youth Using Telehealth: A Quality Improvement Project.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2022Article
- Telehealth Versus Face-to-face Psychotherapy for Less Common Mental Health Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- The medium, the message and the measure: a theory-driven review on the value of telehealth as a patient-facing digital health innovation.Health economics review · 2019Review
- Distinctive barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among non-adherent adolescents living with HIV in Botswana.AIDS care · 2018Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescence is a developmental period associated with increased difficulty managing diabetes. During adolescence family functioning, including miscarried helping, family conflict, and acceptance of illness, is an important predictor of adherence to treatment recommendations. Multiple barriers exist to receiving behavioral health interventions to address suboptimal adherence. We hypothesized that behavioral family systems therapy-diabetes (BFST-D) delivered via telehealth would yield changes in family functioning that were not significantly different than changes in clinic-based treatment. Furthermore, that BFST-D would significantly improve overall family functioning.
methodsNinety adolescent participants and their parents were randomized to receive BFST-D via telehealth or traditional (Clinic) treatment conditions. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to assess changes in mean scores across pre, post, and follow-up assessments. Mediation analyses were conducted using methods outlined by Sobel and were confirmed by bootstrapping.
resultsChanges in miscarried helping, family conflict and adjustment to illness were not significantly different across groups. Overall, clinically significant improvements were identified in youth- and parent-reported miscarried helping, family conflict, and acceptance of illness. Reductions in family conflict mediated the relationship between changes in miscarried helping and acceptance of illness. In addition, improvements in family functioning were associated with changes in adherence and glycemic control.
conclusionsResults provide strong support for BFST-D (and similar interventions) delivered via telehealth as yielding outcomes no different than clinic-based treatment. In addition, further support was provided for the effectiveness of BFST-D.
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