Comparison of Quantitative Sensory-Threshold Measures for Their Association With Foot Ulceration in Diabetic Patients
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Care
- Vol. 13 (10) , 1057-1061
- https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.13.10.1057
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To document the existence and prevalence of adolescent-generated diabetes management techniques. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS One hundred forty-four adolescents completed the confidential questionnaire developed for this study. Glycohemo-globin was also obtained for each individual. RESULTS Within the 10 days before their clinic visit, many adolescents admitted to engaging in various mismanagement behaviors, with 25% admitting to missing shots. Parents tend to underestimate adolescent mismanagement. Missing shots was significantly related to poor control (P < 0.01). Older adolescents engaged in more mismanagement than their younger cohorts (P < 0.001). The questionnaire factored into two subscales: blatant mismanagement and faking. CONCLUSIONS This study shows the importance of recognizing the prevalence of mismanagement among adolescents.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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