Attentional bias to diabetes cues mediates disease management improvements in a pilot randomized controlled trial for adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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SUBMITTER: Crochiere RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767794 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
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Attentional bias to diabetes cues mediates disease management improvements in a pilot randomized controlled trial for adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
Crochiere Rebecca J RJ Hughes Lansing Amy A Carracher Ann A Vaid Esha E Stanger Catherine C
Journal of health psychology 20200607 14
For type 1 diabetes management, the role of attentional bias remains unclear. This secondary analysis examined type 1 diabetes attentional bias and adolescent type 1 diabetes management prior to and during a cognitive and behavioral intervention. Youth with type 1 diabetes and above target glycemic control were assigned to intervention or usual care control. Participants completed baseline and follow-up type 1 diabetes Stroop tasks, HbA1c tests, and blood glucose meter downloads. Intervention wa ...[more]
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