Esther Müller–Godeffroy|Sheryl Treichel|Verena Wagner
Investigation of quality of life and family burden issues during insulin pump therapy in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus—a large?scale multicentre pilot study<sup>1</sup>
University of Lübeck|University of Lübeck|University of Lübeck
investigate psychosocial aspects continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion csii therapy children type 1 diabetes identify relevant sensitive measureswe performed multicentre prospective prepoststudy children 53 girls 64 boys age 105 37 years mean sd type 1 diabetes main carer 18 german diabetic centres twentyfive children aged 811 years 63 adolescents aged 1216 years parents plus 29 parents children aged 47 years completed standardized questionnaires generic diabetesspecific quality life qol generic parenting stress mealtime behaviour fear hypoglycaemia family conflict immediately 6 months transition csiiafter transition csii diabetesspecific qol children increased significantly p 0001 age groups moderate large effect sizes children aged 47 years cohens effect sized 13 811 years 09 adolescents 1216 years 06 parents reported reduced frequency p 001 0407 difficulty p 001 0306 overall parenting stress decreased worries hypoglycaemia p 001 0406 parents younger children 47 years reported reduced problems nutrition management frequency p 0001 11 difficulty p 005 07csii may substantial psychosocial benefits controlled studies needed