Type 1 diabetes in youth: The relationship between adherence and executive functioning Article

Bagner, DM, Williams, LB, Geffken, GR et al. (2007). Type 1 diabetes in youth: The relationship between adherence and executive functioning . CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE, 36(2), 169-179. 10.1080/02739610701335001

cited authors

  • Bagner, DM; Williams, LB; Geffken, GR; Silverstein, JH; Storch, EA

authors

abstract

  • This pilot study examined the relationship between executive functioning and adherence to diabetes regimen adherence in 130 children with type 1 diabetes. Consistent with our hypothesis, parent report of a child's executive functioning predicts that child's adherence to the diabetes regimen. However, contrary to our prediction, age was not a moderator in this relationship. These results suggest that higher levels of a child's ability to problem solve, self-monitor, and utilize working memory are related to higher rates of adherence regardless of age. These findings emphasize the importance of the assessment of executive functioning for optimal pediatric diabetes care. Copyright © 2007, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

publication date

  • January 1, 2007

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start page

  • 169

end page

  • 179

volume

  • 36

issue

  • 2