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Observational studyDiabetes research and clinical practice2020

School and pre-school children with type 1 diabetes during Covid-19 quarantine: The synergic effect of parental care and technology.

Riccardo Schiaffini, Fabrizio Barbetti, Novella Rapini, Elena Inzaghi, Annalisa Deodati, Ippolita P Patera, Maria C Matteoli, Paolo Ciampalini, Chiara Carducci, Antonella Lorubbio and 2 more

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Observational study in Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Riccardo SchiaffiniDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: riccardo.schiaffini@opbg.net.
Fabrizio BarbettiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Novella RapiniDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Elena InzaghiDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Annalisa DeodatiDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Ippolita P PateraDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Maria C MatteoliDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Paolo CiampaliniDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Chiara CarducciDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Antonella LorubbioDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Gabriele SchiaffiniDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Stefano CianfaraniDipartimento Pediatrico Universitario Ospedaliero "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital - Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionManagement of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) poses numerous challenges, especially for young children and their families. Parental care positively influencesthe outcomesofchildren with T1D, while there are often criticisms in school environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced children and parents to spend many hours at home and diabetes care has returned mainly in the hands of parents. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the effectiveness of exclusive return to parental care in pre-school and school children with T1D treated with Tandem Basal IQ system during the COVID-19 pandemic. PATIENTS AND

methods22 children (M:F = 14:8) with T1D have been evaluated. We compared insulin and CGM data (TIR, TBR and TAR) of two periods: PRE-COV and IN-COV, in which children have transitioned from normal school attendance to the exclusive care of their parents.

resultsDuring the IN-COV period a significantly (p < 0.001) higher median value of TIR (66,41%) was observed as compared to PRE-COV period (61,45%). Patients also showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.002) between the IN-COV period and the PRE-COV period as concerning the TAR metric: respectively 29,86 ± 10,6% vs 34,73 ± 12,8%. The difference between the bolus insulin doses was statistically significant (PRE-COV 5,3 IU/day, IN-COV 7,9 IU/day - p < 0.05).

conclusionOur observational real-life study confirms the positive effect of parental care in T1D very young children and demonstrates that during the COVID-19 pandemic it was possible to obtain a good glycometabolic compensation despite the significant change in lifestyle.

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AdolescentBetacoronavirusChildChild, PreschoolCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1FemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInfantInfant, NewbornInsulinItalyMalePandemicsHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin

Identifiers

PMID32623034
PMCPMC7332425
OpenAlexW3038660908

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