@article{ref1,
title="Psycho-behavioral changes in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus",
journal="World journal of pediatrics",
year="2013",
author="Zheng, Xiao-Ping and Chen, Shuo-Hui",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="261-265",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is the most common type of diabetes in children. This study aimed to investigate psycho-behavioral changes in Chinese children with T1DM and to provide some advices for nurses, parents and other persons. METHODS: Forty-five patients with T1DM (26 boys and 19 girls with a mean age of 10.40±3.01 years) were enrolled. According to the glycosylated hemoglobin levels recommended by the American Diabetes Association, the patients were subdivided into a well-controlled group and a poorly-controlled group. Fifty-three healthy children served as a control group. Psycho-behavioral changes were investigated by using Achenbach's Child Behavior Check List. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the patients with T1DM had significantly higher mean scores for withdrawal, anxiety/depression, attention problems, delinquent behavior, aggressive behavior, externalizing problems, and internalizing problems (P<0.017). Moreover, the mean scores for somatic complaints in the poorly-controlled subgroup were significantly higher than those in the well-controlled subgroup (t=3.582, P=0.001). Compared with the control group, the well-controlled subgroup had higher scores for withdrawal, anxiety/depression, and internalizing problems (P<0.017). But the poorly-controlled subgroup had higher scores for withdrawal, somatic complaint, anxiety/depression, delinquent behavior, aggressive behavior, externalizing and internalizing problems (P<0.017). CONCLUSIONS: Children with T1DM may have some psycho-behavioral problems. Timely nursing interventions must be conducted to solve these problems.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1708-8569",
doi="10.1007/s12519-013-0428-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12519-013-0428-y"
}