Table 4.
Questionnaire scores of real time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) users vs. intermittently scanned CGM users (isCGM) and glucose monitoring devices without (self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) and isCGM without alerts) vs. with (rtCGM and isCGM with alerts) in children and parents: data are expressed as median (IQR).
| Questionnaire scores | Children: median (IQR) | Parents: median (IQR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rtCGM, n=16 | isCGM, n=36 | p | rtCGM, n=12 | isCGM, n=33 | p | |
| HFS total score | 32 (26.5 to 39.0) | 32 (23.0 to 40.0) | 1.000 | 45 (34.0 to 54.0) | 39 (26.0 to 49.0) | 0.177 |
| PedsQL diabetes total score | 78.0 (72.6 to 89.1) | 83.5 (75.3 to 92.0) | 0.402 | 76.8 (68.1 to 81.4) | 77.7 (73.0 to 84.2) | 0.449 |
| PedsQL generic total score | 87.2 (73.1 to 92.6) | 87.6 (83.6 to 94.0) | 0.301 | 78.4 (72.1 to 86.5) | 82.0 (76.9 to 95.0) | 0.411 |
| PedsQL family impact total score | – | – | 68.9 (67.0 to 89.4) | 81.5 (69.6 to 94.1) | 0.238 | |
| Without alerts, n=34 | With alerts, n=25 | p | Without alerts, n=29 | With alerts, n=20 | p | |
| HFS total score | 29.0 (22.0 to 37.0) | 32 (27.0 to 36.0) | 0.388 | 34 (22.0 to 49.0) | 42.0 (34 to 50.0) | 0.682 |
| PedsQL diabetes score | 82.6 (75.3 to 89.7) | 80.2 (74.2 to 90.1) | 0.790 | 82.0 (75.8 to 89.7) | 76.1 (68.1 to 81.4) | 0.055 |
| PedsQL generic score | 85.1 (81.4 to 88.8) | 88.0 (74.8 to 93.4) | 0.911 | 82.6 (71.2 to 91.7) | 81.0 (72.1 to 90.0) | 0.605 |
| PedsQL family impact total score | – | – | 82.6 (71.2 to 93.8) | 79.1 (66.6 to 92.2) | 0.555 | |
P-values are derived from Wilcoxon signed rank-tests. HFS, Hypoglycemia Fear Survey; PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life.