Relation of Health-Related Quality of Life with Glycemic Control and Use of Diabetes Technology in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Results from a National Population Based Study
Table 2
Results from the DISABKIDS DDM-10 survey: mean for and mean group differences between children and parents.
Item
Children 10–17 years
Children <10 years
Children’s report
Parents’ report
Group
Parents’ report
Difference
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean
Mean (SD)
Impact scale
903
69.6 (16.8)
998
67.6 (14.5)
−1.8
0.016
342
71.3 (13.8)
(1) Does diabetes stop you from doing the things you want to do?
1,001
1.85 (0.69)
1,059
1.84 (0.62)
−0.00
0.868
368
1.92 (0.66)
(2) Does diabetes rule your day?
997
2.20 (0.93)
1,060
2.49 (0.87)
+0.30
<0.0001
364
2.37 (0.80)
(3) Does it bother you that you have to be careful about what you eat?
1,010
2.35 (1.10)
1,064
2.45 (0.89)
+0.11
0.015
366
2.25 (0.77)
(4) Is it difficult for you to stick to your diet?
991
2.08 (0.96)
1,062
2.37 (0.93)
+0.29
<0.0001
367
2.13 (0.80)
(5) Do you worry about your blood sugar level?
994
2.53 (0.99)
1,054
2.32 (0.79)
−0.20
<0.0001
363
1.88 (0.73)
(6) Does it bother you that others can always eat and drink as much as they like?
1,003
2.32 (1.19)
1,055
2.27 (0.90)
−0.05
0.251
356
2.31 (0.91)
Treatment scale
903
65.2 (21.6)
998
62.1 (18.8)
−3.0
0.002
342
74.2 (15.5)
(7) Do you mind taking insulin?
998
1.69 (0.84)
1,051
1.98 (0.84)
+0.29
<0.0001
364
1.77 (0.69)
(8) Do you get fed up with measuring your blood sugar levels?
990
2.89 (1.11)
1,048
3.01 (0.97)
+0.12
0.012
361
2.42 (0.86)
(9) Are you annoyed that you have to carry the testing equipment with you?
998
2.65 (1.23)
1,050
2.58 (1.03)
−0.07
0.146
365
1.93 (0.82)
(10) Are you bothered that you have to plan everything?
998
2.37 (1.13)
1,051
2.50 (0.87)
+0.13
0.004
363
1.97 (0.74)
Low item scores and high scale scores (impact and treatment) indicate high quality of life. Mean group differences between children and parents were tested using two-sample -tests. Due to rounding, mean group differences might deviate slightly.
