Michaela B. Koontz|Leona Cuttler|Mark R. Palmert|MaryAnn O’Riordan|Elaine A. Borawski|J. McConnell|Elizabeth Kern
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Carbohydrate and Insulin-Dosing Knowledge in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|Case Western Reserve University|Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|Case Western Reserve University|Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|Case Western Reserve University|Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|Case Western Reserve University|Case Western Reserve University|Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital|Case Western Reserve University|Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center|Case Western Reserve University
objective american diabetes association advocates insulin regimens youth type 1 diabetes involve adjusting insulin dose based carbohydrate intake blood glucose level implementing regimens requires knowledge carbohydrate content foods subsequent calculations insulin dose skills may difficult gauge practice therefore sought develop validate questionnaire pedcarbquiz pcq assess carbohydrate insulindosing knowledge youth type 1 diabetes research design methods development expert panel pcq administered 75 youth type 1 diabetes parents reliability assessed cronbach alpha splithalf testing assess validity scores correlated a1c expert assessments parent educational level complexity insulin regimen results pcq mean score 87 97 range 4298 cronbach alpha 088 correlation split halves 059 p 00001 higher pcq scores correlated significantly lower a1c r 029 p 001 expert assessments r 056 p 0001 scores significantly higher parents college degrees without p 001 participants complex insulin regimens p 0003 conclusions pcq novel easily administered instrument assess knowledge carbohydrates insulin dosing calculations initial analyses support reliability validity pcq