Effect of type 1 diabetes on school performance in a dynamic world : new analysis exploring Swedish register data
| Autor: | Sofie Persson, Katarina Steen Carlsson, Ulf Gerdtham, Emma Persson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology
Economics and Econometrics Economics Disease school performance Diabetes management 0502 economics and business medicine Mathematics education 050207 economics Nationalekonomi Socioeconomic status Estimation Type 1 diabetes Secondary level education 050208 finance business.industry 05 social sciences Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap medicine.disease School performance Register data register data Social Sciences Interdisciplinary business |
| Popis: | This paper investigates if the effect of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on school performance, documented in prior research, has changed in more recent birth cohorts of children using national Swedish population register data. The issue is of interest because management and treatment of the disease have improved over the last decades and, furthermore, because of changes in the educational grading system. Despite these changes, data indicate a persistent negative effect of T1DM on compulsory and upper secondary school grades with a standardized effect size of −0.109 and −0.070, respectively, and the results appear only marginally smaller compared to earlier findings in cohorts completing school under the previous grading system. Moreover, the results are consistent for alternative model specifications and econometric estimation strategies. Whereas access to new treatment technologies and improved diabetes management strategies has reduced the burden of diabetes in daily life, the results from this study indicate that continued efforts are needed to improve the situation in school for children with T1DM to prevent potential long-term socio-economic consequences. Originally included in thesis in manuscript form. |
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