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The role of socioeconomic status, depression, quality of life, and glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Poor glycemic control in peridatric T1DM is associated with lower SES and depression, and the probability of depression increases as gly glucose control worsens.
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This article is published in The Journal of Pediatrics.The article was published on 2006-10-01. It has received 279 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Glycemic & Depression (differential diagnoses).

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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

TL;DR: A cure is not available, and patients depend on lifelong insulin injections; novel approaches to insulin treatment, such as insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring and hybrid closed-loop systems, are in development.
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A pandemic of the poor: social disadvantage and the U.S. HIV epidemic.

TL;DR: The interlocking relationships between biological, social, and behavioral factors that drive HIV/AIDS epidemics are discussed and the social positions of those most affected by HIV and AIDS are described, particularly racial and gender groups.
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The association between Diabetes mellitus and Depression.

TL;DR: The links between depression and diabetes were shown, the importance of identifying depression in diabetic patients and the possible ways to address both diseases were identified.
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Validation of the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the reliability and validity of the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes was evaluated using CFA and exploratory factor analysis.
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PedsQL 4.0: reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 generic core scales in healthy and patient populations.

TL;DR: The PedsQL distinguished between healthy children and pediatric patients with acute or chronic health conditions, was related to indicators of morbidity and illness burden, and displayed a factor-derived solution largely consistent with the a priori conceptually-derived scales.
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Depression is a risk factor for noncompliance with medical treatment: meta-analysis of the effects of anxiety and depression on patient adherence.

TL;DR: Evidence of strong covariation of depression and medical noncompliance suggests the importance of recognizing depression as a risk factor for poor outcomes among patients who might not be adhering to medical advice.
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The Prevalence of Comorbid Depression in Adults With Diabetes: A meta-analysis

TL;DR: The presence of diabetes doubles the odds of comorbid depression, and the prevalence of depression was significantly higher in diabetic women than in diabetic men, and in uncontrolled studies than in controlled studies.
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The PedsQL: measurement model for the pediatric quality of life inventory.

TL;DR: The results support the PedsQL as a reliable and valid measure of HRQOL and makes it flexible enough to be used in a variety of research and clinical applications for pediatric chronic health conditions.
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Depression and poor glycemic control: a meta-analytic review of the literature.

TL;DR: Depression is associated with hyperglycemia in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and additional studies are needed to establish the directional nature of this relationship and to determine the effects of depression treatment on glycemic control and the long-term course of diabetes.
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