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Family therapy for adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes: initial test of clinical significance.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
We examined a structured family therapy approach in promoting clinically meaningful improvements in parent-adolescent conflict in adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes.Method
Eighteen adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes and their parent(s) participated in 10 sessions of home-based Behavioral Family Systems Therapy (BFST). Outcome comparisons were made using a sample of adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes (n = 40) from a previous study. Clinically significant improvements were determined by calculating SD differences between treatment and comparison groups on measures of diabetes-related and general parent-adolescent conflict.Results
Home-based BFST produced change in diabetes-related family conflict ranging from 1/3 to 1/2 SD and general family conflict ranging from 1/3 to 3/4 SD.Conclusions
BFST produced change in family conflict, a variable shown through previous research to relate to treatment adherence in adolescents with diabetes. The test of clinical significance represents an example of a method useful for pediatric research.
SUBMITTER: Harris MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2773532 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Family therapy for adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes: initial test of clinical significance.
Journal of pediatric psychology 20090305 10
<h4>Objective</h4>We examined a structured family therapy approach in promoting clinically meaningful improvements in parent-adolescent conflict in adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes.<h4>Method</h4>Eighteen adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes and their parent(s) participated in 10 sessions of home-based Behavioral Family Systems Therapy (BFST). Outcome comparisons were made using a sample of adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes (n = 40) from a previous study. Clinically s ...[more]
