Family structures and parents’ occupational models: its impact on children’s diabetes

Aims This study examines how family-related factors influence the management of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). We investigate the relationship between family patterns, parental work schedules and metabolic control. Materials and methods We analysed data from a nationwide diabe...

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Published in:Acta diabetologica 2024-02, Vol.61 (2), p.235-244
Main Authors: Schlarb, Pauline, Büttner, Janina M., Tittel, Sascha R., Mönkemöller, Kirsten, Müller-Godeffroy, Esther, Boettcher, Claudia, Galler, Angela, Berger, Gabriele, Brosig, Burkhard, Holl, Reinhard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Children
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - complications
Division of labor
Families & family life
Family Structure
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia - etiology
Internal Medicine
Ketoacidosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Original
Original Article
Parents
Regression analysis
Risk factors
Risk groups
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Summary:Aims This study examines how family-related factors influence the management of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). We investigate the relationship between family patterns, parental work schedules and metabolic control. Materials and methods We analysed data from a nationwide diabetes survey (DPV) focusing on HbA1c, severe hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admissions and inpatient treatment duration. We used linear regression and negative binomial regression models. Our study includes 15,340 children under the age of 18 with data on family structure and parental division of labour. Results Children from two-parent households have better HbA 1c outcomes than children from single-parent, blended or no-parent households ( p  
ISSN:1432-5233
0940-5429
1432-5233
DOI:10.1007/s00592-023-02187-9