OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal research shows that pediatric type 1 diabetes can result in verbal memory difficulties, yet the role of memory in the daily management of this or any other chronic illness has not been evaluated. METHODS: Verbal memory measures from two well-standardized tests were administered to 224 youths with type 1 diabetes, aged 9 to 17. Twenty-four-hour recall interviews conducted separately with mothers and their children assessed diabetes care behaviors. RESULTS: Rote verbal memory predicted blood glucose testing frequency for adolescents but not for preadolescents; and when combined with ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, rote verbal memory accounted for 27.6% of the variance, p <.001. Quantitative verbal working memory--along with ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, p <.01--accounted for 33.7% of the variance in predicting carbohydrate calories for older adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Memory, in addition to demographic factors, is a significant predictor of some of the central self-care behaviors involved in diabetes management. However, memory only predicts diabetes management for older adolescents, who have greater self-care responsibility.
OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal research shows that pediatric type 1 diabetes can result in verbal memory difficulties, yet the role of memory in the daily management of this or any other chronic illness has not been evaluated. METHODS: Verbal memory measures from two well-standardized tests were administered to 224 youths with type 1 diabetes, aged 9 to 17. Twenty-four-hour recall interviews conducted separately with mothers and their children assessed diabetes care behaviors. RESULTS: Rote verbal memory predicted blood glucose testing frequency for adolescents but not for preadolescents; and when combined with ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, rote verbal memory accounted for 27.6% of the variance, p <.001. Quantitative verbal working memory--along with ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and age, p <.01--accounted for 33.7% of the variance in predicting carbohydrate calories for older adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Memory, in addition to demographic factors, is a significant predictor of some of the central self-care behaviors involved in diabetes management. However, memory only predicts diabetes management for older adolescents, who have greater self-care responsibility.
Authors: Christine M Embury; Alex I Wiesman; Amy L Proskovec; Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham; Timothy J McDermott; Grace H Lord; Kaitlin L Brau; Andjela T Drincic; Cyrus V Desouza; Tony W Wilson Journal: Diabetes Date: 2018-03-12 Impact factor: 9.461
Authors: Derrick Ssewanyana; Moses Kachama Nyongesa; Anneloes van Baar; Charles R Newton; Amina Abubakar Journal: Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health Date: 2017-07-17 Impact factor: 3.033