Depressive symptoms and diabetes management from late adolescence to emerging adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine changes in depressive symptoms as well as between- and within-person associations between depressive symptoms and Type 1 diabetes (T1D) management across the transition from late adolescence to emerging adulthood.

Method

Beginning in the senior year of high school, 197 late adolescents with T1D (M_age = 17.77) reported on their student status and living situation, and completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms and adherence to the diabetes regimen, annually at 3 time points. Glycemic control was gathered from hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) assay kits at the same time points.

Results

Results of multilevel models demonstrated high depressive symptoms at baseline, with significant increases in depressive symptoms across time when partici

SUBMITTER: Baucom KJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080212 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature