Diabetes camp still matters: Relationships with diabetes-specific distress, strengths, and self-care skills

Pediatric Diabetes
Jill Weissberg-BenchellKaren Rychlik

Abstract

Prior studies suggest diabetes camps improve psychosocial well-being in youth with type 1 diabetes but these studies suffer from variable levels of rigor. The present study assessed associations between camp participation and diabetes distress, perceived independence in diabetes self-care, and diabetes strengths in a large sample of children, adolescents, and their parents across 44 camps in the United States. Analyses compared viewpoints of study participants, identified moderators of change, and assessed perceived benefits of camp participation. There were 2488 youth and 2563 parents consented for participation in the online survey. Participants reported diabetes distress and perceived independence in youth care, their new experiences and best parts of camp, and changes in behavior following camp. T-tests, regressions, Cohen's d, and relative frequencies were used as appropriate to assess baseline differences between reporters, pre-post outcome differences, and moderators of change. Parents as compared to youth reported higher pre-camp distress and lower perception of youth independence in self-care. Youth experienced a statistically significant decrease in distress and increase in independence in self-care. Diabetes strength...Continue Reading

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