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Insulin Pump Use in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Sociodemographic Factors and Parent-Reported Barriers.
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ABSTRACT: Background
Managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young children presents challenges to families and caregivers. Pump therapy may reduce challenges and benefit glycemic control. However, pump use is not universal; parent-reported reasons for lack of uptake are not well described.Methods
Parents of children <7, with T1D for ?1 year, in the T1D Exchange registry completed surveys capturing demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as barriers to pump use. Data from pump users were compared to nonusers, and barriers were analyzed among parents who received pump recommendations, but decided against uptake.Results
Young children (N?=?515) from 41 sites were identified (mean age 5.2?±?1.2 years, diabetes duration 2.4?±?1.0 years, 46% female, and 78% Non-Hispanic White). Overall glycemic control was suboptimal (HbA1c 8.1%?±?1.0%). The majority were pump users (64%, n?=?331; nonusers 36%, n?=?184). Pump users had longer T1D duration (2.5?±?1.1 years vs. 2.2?±?1.0 years, P?=?0.001), were more likely to have annual household incomes ?$75,000 (62% vs. 36%, P?ConclusionsThese findings provide an opportunity to address potentially modifiable parent-reported barriers to pump uptake through education and behavioral intervention.
SUBMITTER: Commissariat PV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435342 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Insulin Pump Use in Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Sociodemographic Factors and Parent-Reported Barriers.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics 20170605 6
<h4>Background</h4>Managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young children presents challenges to families and caregivers. Pump therapy may reduce challenges and benefit glycemic control. However, pump use is not universal; parent-reported reasons for lack of uptake are not well described.<h4>Methods</h4>Parents of children <7, with T1D for ≥1 year, in the T1D Exchange registry completed surveys capturing demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as barriers to pump use. Data from pump users we ...[more]