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Johnson, S.B.* ; Lynch, K.F.* ; TEDDY Study Group (Roth, R.) ; Schatz, D.*

My child is islet autoantibody positive: Impact on parental anxiety.

Diabetes Care 40, 1167-1172 (2017)
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OBJECTIVE To assess parent anxiety in response to genetic and islet autoantibody (IA) testing in children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes followed from birth in The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Parent anxiety about TEDDY children's risk was assessed with the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). Parents completed the SAI when the child was 3, 6, and 15 months old and annually thereafter. Children were tested for IA every 3 months for 4 years and every 6 months thereafter. Parent SAI scores of 6,799 children followed with IA testing for at least 1 and up to 6 years were examined. RESULTS At study inception, parents showed high levels of anxiety in response to their child's increased genetic type 1 diabetes risk;mothersweremore anxious than fathers, and parents with diabetes in the family were more anxious than parents with no family history. In response to repeated IA-negative (IA2) test results, parent anxiety declined to normal levels. Anxiety increased in parents faced with an IA-positive (IA+) test result. Parents faced with two or more types of IA+ test results showed particularly high levels of anxiety (all P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Infant genetic screening for type 1 diabetes raises parent anxiety when the child is at increased risk, but anxiety dissipates over time in cases of repeated IA2 results. IA+ results heighten parent anxiety, and parents faced with two or more types of IA+ results may experience considerable anxiety for longer periods.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Corresponding Author
Keywords Glutamic-acid Decarboxylase; Environmental Determinants; Psychological Impact; Maternal Anxiety; Young Teddy; Postpartum Anxiety; Diabetes Risk; At-risk; Depression; Stress
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0149-5992
e-ISSN 1935-5548
Journal Diabetes Care
Quellenangaben Volume: 40, Issue: 9, Pages: 1167-1172 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher American Diabetes Association
Publishing Place Alexandria, Va.
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Diabetes Research (IDF)