Individual and Family Management in Portuguese Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: a Path Analysis

ConclusionFindings showed the adequacy of Grey and colleagues ’ model (Nurs Outlook 63:162 –170, 2015) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and how family support, parental coping, and adherence contribute to diabetes management. Interventions to improve adolescents’ and family’s management of Type 1 diabetes should be designed to change adolescents’ and family’s representations and enhance their ability and skills in diabetes management.
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research