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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 23-33Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/25.1.23
Keywords
behavior therapy; family therapy; adolescents; diabetes
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R01DK043802] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NCRR NIH HHS [RR00036, RR06021] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [1-RO1-DK43802] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective: To describe the short-term results of a controlled trial of Behavioral Family Systems Therapy (BFST) for families of adolescents with diabetes. Methods: We randomized 119 families of adolescents with diabetes to 3 months' treatment with either BFST, an education and support Group (ES), or current therapy (CT). Family relationships, psychological adjustment to diabetes, treatment adherence and diabetic control were assessed at baseline, after 3 months of treatment (reported here), and 6 and 12 months later. Results: Compared with CT and ES, BFST yielded more improvement in parent-adolescent relations and reduced diabetes-specific conflict. Effects on psychological adjustment to diabetes and diabetic control were less robust and depended on the adolescent's age and gender. There were no effects on treatment adherence. Conclusions: BFST yielded some improvement in parent-adolescent relationships; its effects on diabetes outcomes depended on the adolescent's age and gender. Factors mediating the effectiveness of BFST must be clarified.
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