La pompe à insuline améliore-t-elle la qualité de vie et la satisfaction des enfants et adolescents diabétiques de type 1 ?

Autor: L. Lichtenberger-Geslin, A. Mercier, Véronique Bach, H. Bony-Trifunovic, K. Braun, Bernard Boudailliez
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Archives de Pédiatrie. 20:248-256
ISSN: 0929-693X
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.12.011
Popis: Insulin pumps are booming in pediatric diabetology. The objective of this study was to assess changes for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes using a pump in terms of quality of life (QOL), satisfaction, and glycosylated hemoglobin. A retrospective self-evaluation questionnaire was distributed to 41 patients. It focused on general QOL, diabetes-specific QOL supplemented by specific questions on the pump, and satisfaction. Clinical and biological parameters (glycated hemoglobin: HbA1c) were compared before and after pump use. The score for QOL with the pump was positive, more so if started early after diagnosis of diabetes (P=0.03) and with children under the age of 8 years (P
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