Table 5a.
Associations of Use of Shared RT-CGM Data with Caregiver Respondents’ QoL.
| Partners (n = 212) |
Parents (n = 303) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCS
a
ß |
WHO-5
a
ß |
DDS
b
ß |
Sleep
b
ß |
HCS
a
ß |
WHO-5
a
ß |
DDSb,c
ß |
Sleep
b
ß |
|
| Covariates | ||||||||
| Age | 0.02 | 0.04 | −0.08 | −0.12 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | −0.04 |
| Gender (1 = female, 0 = male) | −0.01 | −0.10 | 0.05 | −0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | −0.11 |
| College graduate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | −0.02 | −0.11 | 0.06 | 0.16* | −0.06 | −0.08 | 0.22** | −0.01 |
| Non-Hispanic White (1 = yes, 0 = no) | −0.09 | −0.10 | 0.06 | −0.06 | 0.11 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| Caregivers’ use of Shared RT-CGM Data d | ||||||||
| Celebrate: “When seeing my partner/child’s numbers, I celebrate with him/her when things are going well.” | 0.11 | 0.18** | −0.23** | −0.10 | 0.14* | 0.15* | −0.13 | −0.05 |
| Lack of Understanding: “I do not understand how best to respond when seeing my partner/child’s numbers.” | −0.14* | −0.15* | 0.10 | −0.01 | −0.24*** | −0.18** | 0.24** | 0.10 |
| Offer Encouragement: “I offer the encouragement I think is needed when I see my partner/child is struggling with his/her numbers.” | 0.23** | 0.32*** | −0.32*** | −0.13 | 0.22*** | 0.09 | −0.21* | 0.07 |
| Hypoglycemic Knowledge: “I know just what to do if my partner/child’s blood sugars are getting too low.” | 0.18** | 0.23** | −0.17* | −0.09 | 0.09 | 0.03 | −0.11 | 0.01 |
| Bug My Partner/Child: “Because of data sharing, I now bug my partner/child too much about his/her numbers.” | −0.08 | −0.09 | 0.12 | 0.10 | −0.09 | −0.14* | 0.22** | 0.13* |
| Clear Discussion: “My partner/child and I have had a clear discussion about how I should best respond (or not) when seeing that his/her numbers are out of range.” | 0.09 | 0.18* | −0.12 | −0.07 | 0.21*** | 0.22*** | −0.22** | −0.17 |
DDS, Diabetes Distress Scale; HCS, Hypoglycemic Confidence Scale; QoL, quality of life; RT-CGM, real-time continuous glucose monitoring; WHO, World Health Organization.
*
P < .05. **P < .01. ***P < .001.
a
Higher scores reflect higher QoL.
b
Higher scores reflect lower QoL.
c
DDS scores available for parents of children older than 12 years (n = 144).
d
Items were rated on a five-point Likert response scale (5 = “Strongly Agree,” 4 = “Somewhat Agree,” 3 = “Neutral,” 2 = “Somewhat Disagree,” 1 = “Strongly Disagree”).