Kajal Gandhi|Bach-Mai K Vu|Sahar S. Eshtehardi|Rachel M. Wasserman|Marisa E. Hilliard
Adherence in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes: strategies and considerations for assessment in research and practice
Baylor College of Medicine|Baylor College of Medicine|Baylor College of Medicine|Baylor College of Medicine|Baylor College of Medicine
suboptimal adherence remains significant concern adolescents type 1 diabetes treatment regimen complex includes numerous behaviors accurate assessment adherence critical effective healthcare measure trial outcomes without valid biomarker adherence assessment strategies must rely measuring management behaviors paper provides overview approaches measure adherence emphasis contemporary validated measures appropriate current diabetes care objective measures include electronic data diabetes management devices subjective measures include selfparentreport questionnaires structured interviews diarieslogbooks practical strategies selecting measurement approaches clinical research purposes reviewed implications adherence assessment clinical care delivery adherencepromotion discussed