| Parents and children's reports of general and diabetes-related quality of life was examined in children aged 6-12 years old with T1DM. Results showed that children endorse greater QOL across both general and diabetes-related scales compared to reports from their parents. Also, parents and children had variable concordance in their reports of QOL in children. In regards to predicting overall general and diabetes-related QOL in children with T1DM, aspects of the parent-child relationship (conflict and closeness) were a significant predictor of parents' perceptions of their children's QOL over and above background variables (age, gender, duration of diabetes diagnosis) and diabetes medical control. Lastly, aspects of the parent-child relationship did not significantly predict diabetes metabolic control in this sample. |
