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. 2020 Nov:169:108442.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108442. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Sleep and depressive symptoms in adolescents with type 1 diabetes not meeting glycemic targets

Emily R Hamburger  1 , Eveline R Goethals  2 , Arjun Choudhary  1 , Sarah S Jaser  3
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Sleep and depressive symptoms in adolescents with type 1 diabetes not meeting glycemic targets

Emily R Hamburger et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Aims: Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at risk for problems with self-management and suboptimal glycemic control, and depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances predict poorer diabetes outcomes. Despite evidence for associations between adolescent depressive symptoms and sleep in the general population, few studies have investigated this link in the vulnerable group of adolescents with T1D not meeting glycemic targets. The current study sought to assess both depressive symptoms and sleep in relation to diabetes indicators in adolescents with T1D.

Methods: 120 adolescents (ages 13-17 years) with above target glycemic control completed measures of depressive symptoms, sleep duration and quality, and self-management; parents also reported on adolescents' diabetes management. Clinical data (i.e., HbA1c) were extracted from medical records.

Results: In our sample, 40% of adolescents reported at least mild depressive symptoms, and 26% reported clinically significant sleep disturbances. Adolescents with sleep disturbances were more likely to report at least mild symptoms of depression, and both depressive symptoms and sleep quality were associated with poorer diabetes management. No significant differences emerged regarding HbA1c or frequency of blood glucose monitoring.

Conclusions: The current findings highlight the importance of clinical assessment of both depressive symptoms and sleep in the vulnerable group of adolescents with T1D.

Keywords: Adherence; Adolescents; Depression; Self-management; Sleep; Type 1 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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