Quality of Life of Elementary School Students with Type 1 Diabetes in a Developing Country during the COVID Pandemic

Maja Raicevic (), Aleksandar Obradovic, Mira Samardzic, Marija Raicevic, Natasa Curovic Popovic and Sanja Panic Zaric
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Maja Raicevic: Institute for Children’s Diseases, Clinical Centre of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Aleksandar Obradovic: Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Mira Samardzic: Institute for Children’s Diseases, Clinical Centre of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Marija Raicevic: Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Natasa Curovic Popovic: Institute for Children’s Diseases, Clinical Centre of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Sanja Panic Zaric: Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia “Dr Vukan Cupic”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-7

Abstract: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a condition that affects all aspects of life, and thus is closely related to the quality of life itself. Dealing with it during the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge. A case–control study conducted in Montenegro at the end of 2021 included 87 elementary school students with T1D and 248 of their peers as controls matched by gender. Standardized questionnaires were distributed to participants (Peds-QL Generic core 4.0 questionnaire for all participants and Peds-QL Diabetes Module 3.2 only for cases). Based on them, the results of obtained scores were measured and compared using non-parametric statistical methods in relation to gender, region and type of household. Children with T1D reported lower quality of life comparing to matching controls with lower scores in almost all domains. Differences in the same domains among patients and their classmates were also observed in the different gender subgroups, environment type subgroups and in the central region. Results of the study provide insights to prioritizing actions for children with diabetes care as well as for public healthcare planning.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; T1D; quality of life; HRQoL; COVID; students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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