Vulnerability of romanian children with type 1 diabetes to emotional and behavioral disorders towards family support

Abstract

In this study we explore the vulnerability of children with Type 1 diabetes to emotional and behavioral disorders, focusing on the effect of diabetes family support on the physical and psychological well-being of these patients. A total of 20 children with Type 1 diabetes from Romania participated in this study. As measuring tool we used Child Behavior Checklist for detecting the symptoms of emotional and behavioral disorders, and the diabetes family support was evaluated with the Diabetes Social Support Questionnaire-Family version. Our data revealed diabetes specific emotional support as being the most significant in mediating the probability of emotional and behavioral problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]