SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS IN INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES - EVALUATIVE TOOLS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH GLYCEMIC CONTROL

Clarified the relationships between self-care behaviors and illness-sp ecific outcomes in approximately 270 youths with IDDM. Youths were ass essed at three points in time using a semistructured interview measure and multiple indices of dietary intake and physical activity with two different methodologies (i.e., recalls, logs). Glycemic control was m ost strongly related to the semistructured Self-Care Adherence Intervi ew (SCAI); and second to the overall quality of the youths' dietary in take. The SCAI also predicted glycemic control over time. Physical act ivity levels and specific nutritional components from the logs and rec alls were generally unrelated to glycemic control.