Background Psychological complications are frequent in type 1 diabetes (T1D) but they
might be difficult to distinguish one from the other in clinical practice. Our objective was to …

Autism can be considered both a personal and social identity. Identifying the factors
contributing to positive Autistic identity development is crucial given the potential …

The present study examines the concept of illness identity, the degree to which a chronic
illness is integrated into one's identity, in adults with a chronic illness by validating a new self …

Purpose The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study undergirded by Meleis's Transition
Framework was to explore developmental, situational, and organizational challenges …

Van Bulck et al. 5 ranging from 1 (ie strongly disagree) to 5 (ie strongly agree). 10 The
questionnaire has been used for the first time and validated in patients with type 1 diabetes …

OBJECTIVE The increasing importance of peers in adolescence and emerging adulthood
has been widely acknowledged. However, longitudinal research linking the peer context to …

Diabetes technology continues to advance, with more individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D)
adopting insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and automated insulin …

Type 1 diabetes can be a challenging disorder to manage, and it needs a significant amount
of self-care and daily management. Management tends to deteriorate during adolescence …

Objectives Previous research suggests that chronic illnesses can elicit stigma, even when
those illnesses are concealable. Such stigmatization is assumed to lead to a stigmatized …

Background We examined the degree to which adults with inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) integrated their illness into their identity and linked illness identity to important patient …