This study evaluated a model of perceptual accuracy and self-management
behavior in pediatric diabetes. Participants were 169 children and adolescents (10-18
years) attending diabetes summer camps. Error grid analysis quantified global
perceptual accuracy and specific blood glucose estimation errors. The mean accuracy
index was 15%, failure to detect hyperglycemia being the most frequent error. Path
analysis evaluated models for failure to detect hypoglycemia, failure to detect
hyperglycemia, and overestimation of normal blood glucose. Results reflected relatively
good fit of the data with the models; however, results did not support mediational
hypotheses and explained minimal variance in perceptual error. In sum, participants
made considerable estimation errors that may affect self-management; however, results
did not support the theoretical models in this sample.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/2630 |
| Date | 01 November 2005 |
| Creators | Lane, Mariella Marie |
| Contributors | Gleaves, David H., Heffer, Robert W. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 638941 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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