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ArticleHormones (Athens, Greece)2024

Evaluation of the possible impact of the fear of hypoglycemia on diabetes management in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: a cross-sectional study.

Ourania Andreopoulou, Eirini Kostopoulou, Eleni Kotanidou, Sophia Daskalaki, Angeliki Vakka, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Bessie E Spiliotis

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Article in Hormones (Athens, Greece), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ourania Andreopoulou *Department of Psychiatry, University of Patras Medical School, Rio, 26500, Greece. andreop@upatras.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2011-8930
Eirini Kostopoulou *Department of Psychiatry, University of Patras Medical School, Rio, 26500, Greece.
Eleni KotanidouUnit of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Mellitus, Second Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sophia DaskalakiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece.
Angeliki VakkaDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, 26500, Greece.
Assimina Galli-TsinopoulouUnit of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Mellitus, Second Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Bessie E SpiliotisDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, 26500, Greece.
University of Patras · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHypoglycemia represents a significant source of anxiety for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and their caretakers. Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) was measured in children and adolescents with T1DM as well as in their parents using an established research instrument, the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS).

methodsThis is a two-center, cross-sectional study involving 100 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years old diagnosed with T1DM. One parent of each child also participated in the study. The participants, who were recruited from two different pediatric endocrine outpatient clinics, were asked to complete the translated Greek version of the HFS, which includes one version for children (C-HFS) and one for parents (P-HFS). The association of the questionnaire responses with subjects' characteristics, such as current age, age at diagnosis, duration of diabetes, HbA1c levels, and mode of diabetes treatment were assessed.

resultsParents exhibited significantly higher mean HFS scores than their children. No significant correlation was found between the P-HFS or the C-HFS scores and the age of the children, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, or mode of treatment.

conclusionThe finding that parents experience higher levels of FoH compared to their children emphasizes the importance of healthcare providers to screen parental FoH and focus on approaches to support them in order to reduce their psychological burden, thus optimizing children's diabetes management.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1FearHypoglycemiaParentsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesFear of hypoglycemiaHypoglycemia fear surveyReliabilityType 1 diabetes mellitus

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