hrp0084p3-742 | Diabetes | ESPE2015

Coping Styles of Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and their Parents: Association with Metabolic Control and Disease Duration

Karachaliou Feneli , Drosatou Chrysa , Kandyla B , Sakou Eirini , Mavri Antonia , Tsitsika Artemis , Karavanaki Kyriaki

Background: Coping skills are very important for the management of developmental changes among young people, and especially so, for adolescents with chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1DM).Objective and hypotheses: To study the various coping behaviours in a sample of children and adolescents with T1DM and to evaluate their association with metabolic control and duration of disease.Method: The study population consisted of ...