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ArticleJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology2019

The Glucose Control Resistance Scale

Maria-Eleni Nikita, Helen M. Hendy, Keith E. Williams, Paul L. Mueller

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Article in Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maria-Eleni NikitaUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland, United StatesORCID 0000-0001-6397-4396
Helen M. HendyPenn State University, Schuylkill Campus, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-6057-3463
Keith E. WilliamsPenn State Hershey Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-6762-4585
Paul L. MuellerPenn State Hershey Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-7832-5759
Owl Research Institute · USPennsylvania State University · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: While past research found family conflict, disordered eating, body image concerns and anxious self-doubts may affect adolescent diabetic glucose control, available measures of adherence mainly focus on management tasks. The current study aimed to combine measures of emotional distress and beliefs with decisions concerning management in a new measure of resistance to treatment adherence: the 12-item Glucose Control Resistance Scale (GCRS). Methods: Participants included 135 adolescents and their parents from a pediatric diabetes clinic. Family conflict, body image concerns, anxious self-doubts and glucose control resistance were assessed. Results: Factor analysis identified 12 items, with loadings of ≥0.40, which were used to form the GCRS. The scale had adequate reliability and there was a significant correlation between child and parent GCRS scores. One factor, family conflict, was significantly related to hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, but a set of four factors explained a total of 12% of the variance in HbA1c levels. Of the demographic variables considered (gender, number of parents at home, age, body mass index z-score), only gender was significantly associated with adolescent perceptions of family conflict. Conclusion: The GCRS may allow diabetic care teams to better understand the origin of family conflict perceptions and the motivational beliefs that modify behavior and contribute to independent self-management and glucose control. Each question was designed to be meaningful in interventions by addressing common items of resistance to adherence and impulsive management decisions. The GCRS may be used by providers as an initial short screening survey on an annual or semi-annual basis.

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Conflict, PsychologicalParent-Child RelationsPatient Education as TopicAdolescentAdultBiomarkersBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringCaregiversChildDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinHumansHypoglycemic AgentsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsAdolescent beliefsfamily conflictnon-complianceresistancetype 1 diabetes

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PMID30282617
PMCPMC6571542
OpenAlexW2946949316

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