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Diabetes
mellitus is a chronic illness that requires constant vigilance to stay
alive and healthy. Individuals with diabetes who maintain good
metabolic control experience fewer long-term complications than individuals
with poor metabolic control. However, adolescents with diabetes are
typically at risk for poor metabolic control. The current study seeks
to examine predictors of metabolic control for adolescents.
Additionally, the challenges of adolescence conflict with diabetes management,
making adolescents susceptible to psychological distress. We will
test two models of adjustment to diabetes: one model examines predictors
of metabolic control, the other model examines predictors of psychological
adjustment. The predictors under study include self-efficacy, beliefs
about the consequences of health behaviors, matching between patients'
preferred treatment regimen and the treatment regimen they perceive, barriers
to adherence, and health behaviors.
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