Diabetes Distress and Transition Readiness in Youths with Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care

Table 2

Proportion of study participants who met the threshold for diabetes distress.

T1-DDS scores	All participants		Tertiary site		Community site
	n	Proportion	n	Proportion	n	Proportion
Total mean score, mean (SD)	69	36%	44	32%	25	44%
Powerlessness subscale score, mean (SD)	73	63%	46	59%	27	70%
Management distress subscale score, mean (SD)	76	47%	48	40%	28	61%
Hypoglycemia distress subscale score, mean (SD)	74	32%	46	28%	28	39%
Negative social perceptions subscale score, mean (SD)	75	33%	48	27%	27	44%
Eating distress subscale score, mean (SD)	76	47%	48	42%	28	57%
Physician distress subscale score, mean (SD)	76	13%	48	15%	28	11%
Family/friend distress subscale score, mean (SD)	73	37%	47	36%	26	38%

Note. Participants with T1-DDS scores of ≥2 are considered to have significant diabetes distress [19].