Laura J Caccavale1, Rosalie Corona2, Jessica G LaRose3, Suzanne E Mazzeo2, Alexandra R Sova3, Melanie K Bean1. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 3. Department of Health Behavior and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) frequently experience deterioration in glycemic control. Providers have unique opportunities to address diabetes self-management, yet little is known about the most effective way to communicate with adolescents. This investigation used a motivational interviewing (MI) framework to characterize naturally-occurring adolescent patient-provider communication in medical encounters and examined relations between adolescent patient-provider communication and (a) T1D self-management and (b) glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]). METHODS:Medical encounters between pediatric endocrine providers and 55 adolescents with T1D (49% female; M age = 14.8 years; M baseline HbA1c = 8.6%) were audio recorded and coded using standardized rating instruments. Patients and parents completed measures assessing T1D care behaviors and self-efficacy. Assessments were completed at routine endocrinology visits (baseline) and 1 and 3-month post-baseline; HbA1c was obtained from medical records at baseline and 3-month. RESULTS: Hierarchical multiple regressions showed that greater provider use of MI non-adherent behaviors (eg, confronting, persuading) was associated with (a) poorer 3-month HbA1c, P < 0.001; (b) worse 1-month adolescent diabetes adherence P < 0.001, and (c) lower diabetes self-efficacy at 1-month (P < 0.001) follow-up. Lower patient self-efficacy for diabetes self-management mediated the relation between provider use of MI non-adherent language and lower diabetes adherence (P = 0.020). CONCLUSION: Providers' use of persuasion and confrontation regarding risks of non-adherence was associated with poorer glycemic control and adherence. Communication training for providers that targets reductions in MI-inconsistent language may have the potential to improve diabetes self-care in this vulnerable population.
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OBJECTIVE: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) frequently experience deterioration in glycemic control. Providers have unique opportunities to address diabetes self-management, yet little is known about the most effective way to communicate with adolescents. This investigation used a motivational interviewing (MI) framework to characterize naturally-occurring adolescent patient-provider communication in medical encounters and examined relations between adolescent patient-provider communication and (a) T1D self-management and (b) glycemic control (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]). METHODS: Medical encounters between pediatric endocrine providers and 55 adolescents with T1D (49% female; M age = 14.8 years; M baseline HbA1c = 8.6%) were audio recorded and coded using standardized rating instruments. Patients and parents completed measures assessing T1D care behaviors and self-efficacy. Assessments were completed at routine endocrinology visits (baseline) and 1 and 3-month post-baseline; HbA1c was obtained from medical records at baseline and 3-month. RESULTS: Hierarchical multiple regressions showed that greater provider use of MI non-adherent behaviors (eg, confronting, persuading) was associated with (a) poorer 3-month HbA1c, P < 0.001; (b) worse 1-month adolescent diabetes adherence P < 0.001, and (c) lower diabetes self-efficacy at 1-month (P < 0.001) follow-up. Lower patient self-efficacy for diabetes self-management mediated the relation between provider use of MI non-adherent language and lower diabetes adherence (P = 0.020). CONCLUSION: Providers' use of persuasion and confrontation regarding risks of non-adherence was associated with poorer glycemic control and adherence. Communication training for providers that targets reductions in MI-inconsistent language may have the potential to improve diabetes self-care in this vulnerable population.
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