SynthesisPloS one2021
The impact of hypoglycemia on quality of life and related outcomes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review.
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- Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Pooled it
- A machine learning approach to predicting severe diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2026Observational
- Dynamics and determinants of long-term quality of life in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: real-world evidence from China.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- A reinforcement learning approach to effective forecasting of pediatric hypoglycemia in diabetes I patients using an extended de Bruijn graph.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Postprandial hypoglycemia as a complication of bariatric and metabolic surgery: a comprehensive review of literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Psycho-Behavioral Characteristics Perceived as Facilitators by Brazilian Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Public Health Service.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- An exploratory analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus patient outcomes: A single-center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review to examine associations between hypoglycemia and quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
methodsFour databases (Medline, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO) were searched systematically in November 2019 and searches were updated in September 2021. Studies were eligible if they included children and/or adolescents with type 1 diabetes, reported on the association between hypoglycemia and QoL (or related outcomes), had a quantitative design, and were published in a peer-reviewed journal after 2000. A protocol was registered the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; CRD42020154023). Studies were evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute's critical appraisal tool. A narrative synthesis was conducted by outcome and hypoglycemia severity.
resultsIn total, 27 studies met inclusion criteria. No hypoglycemia-specific measures of QoL were identified. Evidence for an association between SH and (domains) of generic and diabetes-specific QoL was too limited to draw conclusions, due to heterogenous definitions and operationalizations of hypoglycemia and outcomes across studies. SH was associated with greater worry about hypoglycemia, but was not clearly associated with diabetes distress, depression, anxiety, disordered eating or posttraumatic stress disorder. Although limited, some evidence suggests that more recent, more frequent, or more severe episodes of hypoglycemia may be associated with adverse outcomes and that the context in which hypoglycemia takes places might be important in relation to its impact.
conclusionsThere is insufficient evidence regarding the impact of hypoglycemia on QoL in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes at this stage. There is a need for further research to examine this relationship, ideally using hypoglycemia-specific QoL measures.
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