Glycemic control and blood glucose monitoring over time in a sample of young Australians with type 1 diabetes: the role of personality.

Objective: To determine whether personality traits (conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional regulation, extraversion, and openness to experience) are associated with glycemic control and blood glucose monitoring behavior, and change or stability of these outcomes over time, in young people with type 1 diabetes.

Research Design And Methods: A 3-year longitudinal study was conducted using data from 142 individuals with type 1 diabetes, 8-19 years of age. Personality was assessed at baseline using the Five-Factor Personality Inventory for Children.

Application of Australian clinical management guidelines: the current state of play in a sample of young people living with Type 1 diabetes in the state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Aims: To describe care provided to a sample of young Australians with Type 1 diabetes, and benchmark this against national guidelines.

Methods: 158 children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, aged 8-19 years, were recruited independent of their source of care as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Data were gathered annually regarding type of health-care services attended, demographic, health-care and self-care information.

Glycemic control and type 1 diabetes: the differential impact of model of care and income.

Objective: To examine the effect of model of care (specialist care vs. shared care), and income, on glycemic control in a sample of young people with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: A total of 158 children and young people with type 1 diabetes, aged 8-19 yr, and their families, were recruited independent of their source of care as part of a longitudinal, cross-sectional exploratory study.