If diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is intended for early recognition of CVD risk and slowing CVD development, current definitions for metabolic syndrome will not capture healthy AA. Health-care providers may consider assessing percent body fat and participation in regular exercise, because these criteria would help identify AA at risk.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the occupational and financial consequences for parents following the onset of type 1 diabetes in their child.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
A questionnaire assessing occupational and financial situations before and in the first year after the onset of diabetes was distributed to all families with a child ≤14 years of age at diagnosis with a diabetes duration of at least 12 months in nine German pediatric diabetes centers.
RESULTS
Data of 1,144 children (mean age at diagnosis 6.7 [3.6] years; 46.5% female) and their families were obtained. Mothers’ occupational status reflected in paid working hours was significantly reduced in the first year after their child's diabetes diagnosis (P < 0.001). Overall, 15.1% of mothers stopped working, and 11.5% reduced working hours. Mothers of preschool children were particularly affected. Fathers’ working status hardly changed (P = 0.75). Nearly half of the families (46.4%) reported moderate to severe financial losses. Compared with an earlier similar study in 2003, significant negative occupational consequences for mothers and financial burden on families remained unchanged in 2018 (P = 0.59 and 0.31, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS
Mothers of young children with newly diagnosed diabetes experienced negative consequences in their occupational situation. This inequality for mothers can have long-term negative consequences for their mental health and future economic situation. There is an urgent need for action to reduce the burden on families and to provide professional, social, and regulatory support, especially for mothers of young children with diabetes.
<b>OBJECTIVE</b>
<p>To investigate the occupational and financial
consequences for parents following the onset of type 1 diabetes in their child.
</p>
<p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS</b> </p>
<p>A
questionnaire assessing occupational and financial situations before and in the
first year after the onset of diabetes was distributed to all families with a
child ≤14 years of age at diagnosis with a diabetes duration of at least 12
months in nine German pediatric diabetes centers. </p>
<p><b>RESULTS</b></p>
<p>Data of
1,144 children (mean age at diagnosis 6.7 (3.6) years, 46.5% female) and their
families were obtained. Mothers’ occupational status reflected in paid working
hours was significantly reduced in the first year after their child's diabetes
diagnosis (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Overall, 15.1%
of mothers stopped working, and 11.5% reduced working hours. Mothers of
preschool children were particularly affected. Fathers’ working status hardly
changed (<i>P</i> = 0.75). Nearly half of
the families (46.4%) reported moderate to severe financial losses. Compared to
an earlier similar study in 2003, significant negative occupational
consequences for mothers and financial burden on families remain unchanged in
2018 (<i>P</i> = 0.59 & 0.31,
respectively).</p>
<p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b></p>
<p>Mothers
of young children with newly diagnosed diabetes experienced negative
consequences in their occupational situation. This inequality for mothers can have
long-term negative consequences for their mental health and future economic situation.
There is an urgent need for action to reduce the burden on families and to
provide professional, social, and regulatory support especially for mothers of
young children with diabetes. </p>
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