Parental Psychological Distress Associated with Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study.

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Annals of African Medicine Pub Date : 2026-10-20 DOI:10.4103/aam.aam_866_26

Laila A Albishi, Nagwa Hanafi, Tariq Alrasheed, Saleh F Alqifari, Rana F Alblwi, Razan S Makki

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Abstract

Background: Parenting a child with type 1 diabetes (T1D) represents an ongoing psychological burden necessitating continuous management of the disease. Although this issue has been recognized, few studies in Saudi Arabia have evaluated the disease-related anxiety and distress among parents of T1D children and adolescents. Therefore, this study was designed to assess levels of diabetes-related distress and anxiety among the parents of children and adolescents with T1D.

Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 87 parents of children with T1D who attended the Pediatric Diabetes Clinic at King Fahd Specialist Hospital. Two validated instruments, namely the Parent Diabetes Distress Scale (PDDS) and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, were used. To assess the reliability of both tools, Cronbach's α was calculated. Associations among parental distress, anxiety, and child or parent sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were determined using bivariate statistical techniques.

Results: Parents exhibited moderate-related diabetes distress, with a mean PDDS score of 3.06 ± 0.85 on the 5-point scale. Furthermore, they demonstrated mild-to-moderate anxiety with a mean STAI score of 2.62 ± 0.39 on the 4-point scale. The highest PDDS subscale scores were observed on the parent-teen relationship and teen management subscales. Parents of children aged ≥10 years showed higher distress and anxiety compared with younger age groups (P < 0.05). The same higher distress was observed with longer disease duration.

Conclusion: Our findings highlight the need for appropriate psychosocial support for Saudi parents of children and adolescents with T1D, especially for those caring for adolescents and those with longer disease duration.

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父母心理困扰与儿童1型糖尿病相关：一项横断面研究。

背景：养育患有1型糖尿病（T1D）的孩子是一种持续的心理负担，需要持续的疾病管理。虽然这一问题已被认识到，但沙特阿拉伯很少有研究评估T1D儿童和青少年父母与疾病相关的焦虑和痛苦。因此，本研究旨在评估患有糖尿病的儿童和青少年的父母与糖尿病相关的痛苦和焦虑水平。方法：本横断面研究调查了法赫德国王专科医院小儿糖尿病门诊就诊的87名T1D患儿家长。两种有效的工具，即父母糖尿病困扰量表（PDDS）和Spielberger状态-特质焦虑量表，被使用。为了评估这两种工具的可靠性，我们计算了Cronbach’s α。使用双变量统计技术确定父母痛苦、焦虑与儿童或父母社会人口学和临床特征之间的关联。结果：父母表现出中度相关的糖尿病焦虑，平均PDDS评分为3.06±0.85分（5分制）。此外，他们表现出轻度至中度焦虑，平均STAI得分为2.62±0.39（4分制）。在亲子关系和青少年管理两个分量表中，PDDS得分最高。≥10岁儿童家长的苦恼和焦虑程度高于小年龄组（P < 0.05）。疾病持续时间越长，痛苦程度也越高。结论：我们的研究结果强调了为患有T1D儿童和青少年的沙特父母提供适当的社会心理支持的必要性，特别是那些照顾青少年和疾病持续时间较长的人的父母。

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