Publications by authors named "Carmen Yoldi Vergara"

Article Synopsis
  • This study explored how socioeconomic status affects glycemic control, diabetes treatment adherence, and quality of life in children and teens with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
  • It involved 323 participants aged 8-18, finding that those in nuclear families and with shared parental supervision had better blood sugar levels and higher treatment adherence.
  • The results suggest that family structure and socioeconomic factors are important for managing T1D effectively, leading to better health outcomes and quality of life for these young patients.
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Objective: Advanced hybrid closed-loop systems (AHCL) have been shown to improve glycemic control and patient-reported outcomes in type 1 diabetes. The aim was to analyze the outcomes of two commercially available AHCL in real life.

Research Design And Methods: A prospective study was performed, including adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes, AHCL naïve, from 14 centers, who initiated the use of MM780G with SmartGuard or Tandem t:slimX2 with Control-IQ.

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Unlabelled: Evaluation of the degree of adherence to self-care among Spanish type 1 diabetes (T1DM) pediatric population lacks of a validated tool.

Purpose: To cross-culturally adapt and determine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Diabetes Management Questionnaire to assess the degree of adherence to self-care among children with T1DM.

Methods: Translation, back-translation, and patient suggestions, were considered to obtain the Spanish version (DMQ-Sp).

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Introduction: The management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is especially complex during adolescence when youths are transferred to adult care centres. The objectives of this qualitative study were to: a) determine the expectations of young T1D patients prior to transfer, b) evaluate the transfer process between the 2 centres, and c) evaluate the therapeutic education and care programme (TECP) in the adult centre from their point of view.

Material And Methods: Opinion sampling of adolescents from 2018-2019 was performed: Phase 1: adolescents with T1D prior to transfer to the adult hospital; Phase 2: adolescents with T1D one or two years after transfer and having undergone TECP.

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Objective: Evaluate the results of a healthcare and therapeutic education programme (TEP) aimed at young patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) transferred from a paediatric centre.

Methodology: This was a prospective, pre-postest in young T1D patients transferred from 2005-2015. The programme has four phases: coordinated transfer, evaluation and objective pacting, knowledge (DKQ2) adherence (SCI-R.

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