Shikha Khandelwal|Ghanshyam Singh Sengar|Monika Sharma|Shweta Choudhary|Niranjan Nagaraj
Psychosocial Illness in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence, Pattern and Risk Factors
Sardar Patel Medical College|Sardar Patel Medical College|Sardar Patel Medical College|Sarojini Naidu Medical College|Sardar Patel Medical College
type 1 diabetes mellitus t1dm psychosocial illness influence multiple ways extent psychosocial disorders children t1dm remains largely unstudied indiato assess prevalence severity pattern variables affecting psychosocial illness children type 1 diabetes mellitusthis observational study included 84 children 614 years age t1dm least 1 year 100 non diabetic children comparison dsm5 parentguardianrated level 1 2 crosscutting symptom measure child age 617 used assess psychosocial illness specific domains severity sociodemographic variables studied hba1c levels measuredsignificantly higher prevalence psychosocial illness observed children t1dm compared non diabetic group 5595 vs 20 p00001 prevalence mild moderate severe psychosocial illness 833 2738 2024 respectively diabetic children common psychosocial abnormality irritation 381 followed depression 369 anxiety 321 prevalence psychosocial illness significantly higher t1dm patients poorer metabolic control hba1c75 p0014 significant association psychosocial illness also noticed poor dietary compliance p0021 higher mean hba1c level p0001this study established t1dm risk factor development psychosocial illness irritation depression anxiety common abnormalities significant association psychosocial illness poor dietary compliance poor metabolic control observed psychosocial assessment every diabetic child suggested optimal management