TY - JOUR
T1 - Targets and teamwork
T2 - Understanding differences in pediatric diabetes centers treatment outcomes
AU - Skinner, Timothy C.
AU - Lange, Karin S.
AU - Hoey, Hilary
AU - Mortensen, Henrik B.
AU - Aanstoot, Henk Jan
AU - Castaňo, Luis
AU - Skovlund, Soren
AU - Swift, Peter Gf
AU - Cameron, Fergus J.
AU - Dorchy, Harry R.
AU - Palmert, Mark R.
AU - Kaprio, Eero
AU - Robert, Jean Jacques
AU - Danne, Thomas
AU - Neu, Andreas
AU - Shalitin, Shlomit
AU - Chiarelli, Francesco
AU - Chiari, Giovanni
AU - Urakami, Tatsuhiko
AU - Njølstad, Pål R.
AU - Jarosz-Chobot, Premyslawa K.
AU - Roche, Edna F.
AU - Castro-Correia, Cintia G.
AU - Kocova, Mirjana
AU - Åman, Jan
AU - Schönle, Eugen
AU - Barrett, Timothy G.
AU - Fisher, Lynda
AU - de Beaufort, Carine E.
PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Objective: The reason for center differences in metabolic control of childhood diabetes is still unknown. We sought to determine to what extent the targets, expectations, and goals that diabetes care professionals have for their patients is a determinant of center differences in metabolic outcomes. Research Design and Methods: Children, under the age of 11 with type 1 diabetes and their parents treated at the study centers participated. Clinical, medical, and demographic data were obtained, along with blood sample for centralized assay. Parents and all members of the diabetes care team completed questionnaires on treatment targets for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and recommended frequency of blood glucose monitoring. Results: Totally 1113 (53% male) children (mean age 8.0±2.1years) from 18 centers in 17 countries, along with parents and 113 health-care professionals, participated. There were substantial differences in mean HbA1c between centers ranging from 7.3±0.8% (53mmol/mol±8.7) to 8.9±1.1% (74mmol/mol±12.0). Centers with lower mean HbA1c had (1) parents who reported lower targets for their children, (2) health-care professionals that reported lower targets and more frequent testing, and (3) teams with less disagreement about recommended targets. Multiple regression analysis indicated that teams reporting higher HbA1c targets and more target disagreement had parents reporting higher treatment targets. This seemed to partially account for center differences in Hb1Ac. Conclusions: The diabetes care teams' cohesiveness and perspectives on treatment targets, expectations, and recommendations have an influence on parental targets, contributing to the differences in pediatric diabetes center outcomes.
AB - Objective: The reason for center differences in metabolic control of childhood diabetes is still unknown. We sought to determine to what extent the targets, expectations, and goals that diabetes care professionals have for their patients is a determinant of center differences in metabolic outcomes. Research Design and Methods: Children, under the age of 11 with type 1 diabetes and their parents treated at the study centers participated. Clinical, medical, and demographic data were obtained, along with blood sample for centralized assay. Parents and all members of the diabetes care team completed questionnaires on treatment targets for hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and recommended frequency of blood glucose monitoring. Results: Totally 1113 (53% male) children (mean age 8.0±2.1years) from 18 centers in 17 countries, along with parents and 113 health-care professionals, participated. There were substantial differences in mean HbA1c between centers ranging from 7.3±0.8% (53mmol/mol±8.7) to 8.9±1.1% (74mmol/mol±12.0). Centers with lower mean HbA1c had (1) parents who reported lower targets for their children, (2) health-care professionals that reported lower targets and more frequent testing, and (3) teams with less disagreement about recommended targets. Multiple regression analysis indicated that teams reporting higher HbA1c targets and more target disagreement had parents reporting higher treatment targets. This seemed to partially account for center differences in Hb1Ac. Conclusions: The diabetes care teams' cohesiveness and perspectives on treatment targets, expectations, and recommendations have an influence on parental targets, contributing to the differences in pediatric diabetes center outcomes.
KW - Children
KW - Health service delivery
KW - Treatment targets
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U2 - 10.1111/pedi.12606
DO - 10.1111/pedi.12606
M3 - Article
C2 - 29159931
AN - SCOPUS:85034635960
VL - 19
SP - 559
EP - 565
JO - Pediatric Diabetes
JF - Pediatric Diabetes
SN - 1399-543X
IS - 3
ER -