Fear of hypoglycemia, anxiety, and subjective well-being in parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Bibliographic Data

ID4228688
AuthorsTanja Pate (0000-0001-9570-5617, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Simona Klemenčič (0000-0001-7772-7871, University Children’s Hospital, Slovenia), Tadej Battelino (0000-0002-0273-4732, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia), Nataša Bratina (0000-0001-8185-5366, University Children’s Hospital, Slovenia)
Year2019
Volume24
Issue2
Pages209-218
Publication date2019-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105316650931
PMID27278280
OpenAlexW2411251138
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited34

This study explored the association between parental fear of hypoglycemia, anxiety, and subjective well-being in parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. A total of 120 mothers and 79 fathers participated. Mothers' and fathers' fear of hypoglycemia was significantly associated with anxiety and negative affect as well as with worse glycemic control in child. Paired-samples t-test showed that mothers were more involved in diabetes management and reported more fear and anxiety compared to fathers, but they did not differ in worries about hypoglycemia. The findings suggest screening for fear of hypoglycemia and subjective well-being in all parents regardless of whether their child experienced severe hypoglycemia

Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Diabetes mellitus · Glycemic · Hypoglycemia · Psychiatry · Type 1 diabetes · Diabetes and associated disorders · Diabetes Management and Research · Medicine · Pancreatic function and diabetes · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Endocrinology

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