Chronic illnesses and medical conditions present millions of children and adolescents with
significant stress that is associated with risk for emotional and behavioral problems and …

A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

Self-management of a chronic illness involves not only monitoring symptoms, adhering to
medication regimens, and keeping medical appointments but also making and maintaining …

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to characterize diabetes-specific health-related quality of life
(D-HRQOL) in a global sample of youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and to …

Adherence improvement strategies can be broadly classified as educational, organizational,
and behavioral (Dunbar, Marshall, & Hovell, 1979). Educational strategies primarily rely on …

CONTEXT: Although adherence has been identified in practice guidelines for youth with
type 1 diabetes to promote optimal glycemic control, there has been no systematic …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Diabetes self-management is crucial to maintaining quality of life and preventing long-term
complications, and it occurs daily in the context of close interpersonal relationships. This …

Objective To examine the relation of parent stress to parent mental health and child mental
and physical health. Methods We interviewed children with type 1 diabetes (n= 132; mean …

Objective To examine the relation of adolescent and parent responsibility distribution for
diabetes self-care to psychological and physical health. Methods We interviewed children …