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ArticlePediatric pulmonology2026

The Impact of Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes on Barriers to Self-Management.

Rebecca J Vitale, Christine Ford, Stephanie S Filigno, Liam Sweeney, Carolyn Snell, Melissa S Putman, Shipra Rai, Kristin A Riekert

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Article in Pediatric pulmonology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rebecca J VitaleDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6012-027X
Christine FordDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Stephanie S FilignoDivisions of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology and Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4347-7397
Liam SweeneyDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4361-7872
Carolyn SnellDepartment of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Melissa S PutmanDiabetes Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shipra RaiDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Kristin A RiekertDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

Diabetes-Docs: Physician-Scientist Career Development Program (DiabDocs)K12DK133995 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LINDA A DIMEGLIO, David Matthew Maahs · 2022 to 2026
$16.0M
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation BARRIERS16PE0Cystic Fibrosis Foundation QUITTIN14Q10Cystic Fibrosis Foundation RIEKER15PE0Cystic Fibrosis Foundation SAWICK14PE1John and Kerrie EllisonNIDDK NIH HHS K12 DK133995NIH NIDDK K12DK133995
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex disease requiring adherence to an intensive medical regimen to maintain health. For those who develop CF-related diabetes (CFRD, 20% adolescents, 30%-50% adults), daily self-management is additionally complex and burdensome. This study aimed to examine how managing CFRD influences self-efficacy, adherence, mental health, and executive functioning for people with CF.

methodsUsing data collected in a cross-sectional study addressing barriers to daily care, we examined relationships between self-efficacy (CF-Medication Beliefs Questionnaire), adherence measures (composite medication possession ratio), barriers to daily care (Daily Care Check-in), psychological outcomes (Patient Health Questionnaire-8 and General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7), and executive function (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function), comparing those with and without CFRD.

resultsOf 405 participants enrolled, 131 (33%) had CFRD. Treatment complexity was higher for those with CFRD (p < 0.001), but adherence, barriers to daily care, anxiety, depression, and executive function did not differ by CFRD status (p > 0.05 for all). People with CFRD had higher self-efficacy (p = 0.030) and lower concerns about privacy (p = 0.015) than those without CFRD.

conclusionsDespite higher treatment complexity, people with CFRD had similar adherence and higher self-efficacy than those without CFRD, suggesting that, in our sample, managing CFRD may uniquely impact self-efficacy, supporting adherence by way of adaptive coping. No differences were seen in mental health or executive function variables. Future research is needed to further explore relationships between executive function, glycemic outcomes, and diabetes management in samples representative of the population with CF and CFRD.

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Cystic FibrosisDiabetes MellitusSelf-ManagementAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleMedication AdherenceMental HealthSelf EfficacySurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultadherencecystic fibrosisdiabetesexecutive functionself‐efficacy

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PMID42142001
PMCPMC13179700

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