Effects of fear of hypoglycemia on quality of life of children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes- evaluation from the perspectives of children and their parents: A descriptive cross-sectional study

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2025.05.032

Nesrin Şen Celasin , Hasret Yağmur Sevinç Akın , Duygu Karaarslan , Özgül Türkmen Balcı

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Abstract

Objectives

We aimed to determine the effects of sociodemographic characteristics of children with Type 1 diabetes on fear of hypoglycemia and quality of life.

Methods

This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 148 children with Type 1 diabetes aged between 8 and 18 years and their parents. Information Form, Children's Hypoglycemia Fear Survey, University of Virginia Parent Low Blood Sugar Survey, Quality of Life Inventory-children and parents were used in the study.

Results

The results of the study demonstrated that as the evaluation of children with Type 1 diabetes, it was observed that the fear of hypoglycemia and school success of children/adolescents affected their quality of life. According to parental assessment, the parents' fear of hypoglycemia, the age, school success and fainting due to hypoglycemia of the child with diabetes affected the child's quality of life.

Conclusion

The fear of hypoglycemia affected the quality of life of children with diabetes negatively, and the factors that caused fear of hypoglycemia and affected the quality of life differed in terms of the perceptions of children and their parents.

Practical implications

Nurses identifying mistakes/deficiencies related to hypoglycemia management and cooperating with parents and teachers will ensure effective hypoglycemia management, will decrease children's/adolescents' and their parents' fear of hypoglycemia, and will improve their quality of life.

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对低血糖的恐惧对1型糖尿病儿童/青少年生活质量的影响——从儿童及其父母的角度进行评估：一项描述性横断面研究

目的：探讨1型糖尿病儿童的社会人口学特征对低血糖恐惧和生活质量的影响。方法对148名8 ~ 18岁的1型糖尿病患儿及其父母进行描述性和横断面研究。采用信息表、儿童低血糖恐惧问卷、弗吉尼亚大学家长低血糖问卷、儿童及家长生活质量问卷进行研究。结果在对1型糖尿病儿童进行评估时，观察到儿童/青少年对低血糖的恐惧和学业成绩影响了他们的生活质量。根据家长评估，父母对低血糖的恐惧、糖尿病患儿的年龄、学业成绩、低血糖导致的昏厥等因素影响了孩子的生活质量。结论低血糖恐惧对糖尿病患儿的生活质量有负面影响，而引起低血糖恐惧并影响生活质量的因素在患儿和家长的认知上存在差异。实践意义护士认识到低血糖管理中的错误/不足，与家长、老师合作，可以有效地进行低血糖管理，减少儿童/青少年及其家长对低血糖的恐惧，提高儿童/青少年的生活质量。

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children & Families NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

8.30%

发文量

291

审稿时长

65 days

期刊介绍： Official Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) The Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families (JPN) is interested in publishing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, theory, and research papers on a variety of topics from US and international authors. JPN is the official journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses and the Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Founder and Editor in Chief. Journal content covers the life span from birth to adolescence. Submissions should be pertinent to the nursing care needs of healthy and ill infants, children, and adolescents, addressing their biopsychosocial needs. JPN also features the following regular columns for which authors may submit brief papers: Hot Topics and Technology.