The educational implications of type i diabetes mellitus: A review of research and recommendations for school psychological practice

Kucera, Miranda; Sullivan, Amanda

doi:10.1002/pits.20573

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“…Another way to promote self-mastery and optimism is to assist youth in estabfishing reasonable goals that have relevance for their circumstances (PrinceEmbury, 2007). Special attention may need to be made to youth who were diagnosed with diabetes at a younger age as we found this variable to be related to poorer glucose control and previous research has documented that young age of onset is a risk-factor for poorer cognitive outcomes (Kucera & Sullivan, 2011;Naguib et al, 2009;Wodrich et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 76%

Relations between resiliency, diabetes-related quality of life, and disease markers to school-related outcomes in adolescents with diabetes.

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Jaramillo²

2012

School Psychology Quarterly

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The current study examined the role that resiliency and diabetes quality of life play in school functioning and glucose control among adolescents with diabetes. Participants included 45 adolescents with diabetes who participated in a larger study evaluating the feasibility of a model of mental health screening, assessment, and referral/service coordination. We hypothesized that aspects of resiliency (e.g., self-mastery, optimism, interpersonal relations, emotional control) would be related to self-reported grades and glucose control Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). We also hypothesized that the relation between resiliency and HbA1c would be mediated by blood glucose monitoring. We found that self-mastery (i.e., the perception that one has the ability to overcome challenges and solve problems) predicted self-reported school grades. Fewer diabetes-related worries and parental reports of less school-related problems (e.g., absences, problems with teacher) also predicted better grades. Females and youth with less disruptive behaviors and higher levels of self-mastery were less likely to be viewed by parents as having problems in school. Self-mastery, in addition to later age of onset and more frequent blood glucose monitoring, predicted lower HbA1c. The mediational model could not be tested because the same components of resiliency that related to blood glucose monitoring did not relate to HbA1c. This study suggests that evaluation of positive attributes of adolescents, particularly the self-mastery component of resiliency, and consideration to the adolescents' perceptions of how diabetes affects their lives, may assist in understanding how these adolescents perform in school and manage their diabetes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Relations between resiliency, diabetes-related quality of life, and disease markers to school-related outcomes in adolescents with diabetes.

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Jaramillo²

2012

School Psychology Quarterly

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“…This disease involves resistance to the action of insulin. The body does not use insulin appropriately, and high levels of blood glucose can accumulate (Kucera & Sullivan, 2011 ). The "cause" of type 2 diabetes has not been pinpointed.…”

Section: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There also may be glucose in the child's urine. Hyperglycemia involves needs to urinate frequently, being very thirsty or hungry, nausea/vomiting, weight loss, fatigue, and changes in mood and cognition (Kucera & Sullivan, 2011 ). Treatment of hyperglycemia involves the administration of insulin.…”

Section: Disease Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pumps provide periodic injections of insulin via a needle guide and cannula under the child's skin. The pump is typically worn on the child's waistband (Kucera & Sullivan, 2011 ). Other methods of administration include shots and insulin pens.…”

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“…The health professional with knowledge about diabetes can also address educational issues around self-care, which could help improve feelings of self-effi cacy for diabetes management. Kucera and Sullivan ( 2011 ) conducted a review of studies examining school functioning of children with type 1 diabetes. They found that children with diabetes may experience social and emotional diffi culties at school.…”

Section: Psychosocial and Emotional Functioningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teachers’ academic appraisals and referral decisions: The effect of sharing health information when diabetes is present

Cunningham

Wodrich

2012

Psychology in the Schools

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Two prior studies showed that giving teachers more information about a student's illness led them to make better attributions about that student's classroom problems and better classroom accommodations. In this study, 235 teachers appraised academic competence and judged whether to seek help or make a referral for a hypothetical student with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Teachers received one of five levels comprising increasing disease disclosure and classroom-relevant information about T1DM. Contrary to prior studies, teachers in this study who were given a student's T1DM diagnosis and details about T1DM's classroom risks failed to make better judgments about the student's academic skill levels or to award more accurate grades. Instead, teachers seemed swayed by this student's apparently careless and inconsistent schoolwork, which was presumably disease related. Likewise, better-informed teachers were no better at selecting accommodations. However, once it was disclosed that the hypothetical student had T1DM, most teachers seemed knowledgeable about the most appropriate potential Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act category for service delivery. Regarding practice issues, school psychologists were rarely selected as a first choice for consultation, and the more information teachers were provided with about T1DM and the student's disease status, the less likely they were to select a school psychologist as a consultant. C

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The educational implications of type i diabetes mellitus: A review of research and recommendations for school psychological practice

Cited by 18 publications

References 47 publications

Relations between resiliency, diabetes-related quality of life, and disease markers to school-related outcomes in adolescents with diabetes.

Relations between resiliency, diabetes-related quality of life, and disease markers to school-related outcomes in adolescents with diabetes.

Diabetes Mellitus

Teachers’ academic appraisals and referral decisions: The effect of sharing health information when diabetes is present

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