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- Luyckx, Koen, et al.
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Illness identity in young adults with refractory epilepsy.
- 2018
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In: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B. - : Elsevier BV. - 1525-5069. ; 80, s. 48-55
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Refractory epilepsy is an intrusive condition with important implications for daily functioning in emerging and young adulthood. The present study examined the degree to which refractory epilepsy is integrated in one's identity, and examined how such a sense of illness identity was related to health-related quality of life (HRQOL).A total of 121 18- to 40-year-old patients with refractory epilepsy (56.2% women) completed self-report questionnaires assessing the four illness identity states of acceptance, enrichment, engulfment, and rejection (Illness Identity Questionnaire (IIQ)); HRQOL (Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory - 31); and seizure frequency and severity (Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale (LSSS)). Illness identity scores were compared with a sample of 191 patients with a nonneurological chronic disease (congenital heart disease). Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to assess the predictive value of illness identity for HRQOL when simultaneously controlling for demographic and clinical features.Patients with refractory epilepsy scored higher on rejection and engulfment and lower on acceptance when compared with patients with congenital heart disease. Further, seizure severity and number of medication side-effects were positively related to engulfment and negatively to acceptance. Finally, when simultaneously controlling for various demographic and clinical variables, illness identity significantly predicted HRQOL (with engulfment being the strongest and most consistent predictor).The extent to which patients with refractory epilepsy succeed in integrating their illness into their identity may have important implications for HRQOL. Clinicians should be especially attentive for signs that patients feel engulfed by their epilepsy.
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- Prikken, Sofie, et al.
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A triadic perspective on control perceptions in youth with type 1 diabetes and their parents: Associations with treatment adherence and glycemic control.
- 2019
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In: Diabetes research and clinical practice. - : Elsevier BV. - 1872-8227 .- 0168-8227. ; 150, s. 264-273
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A family approach was applied to examine youth, maternal, and paternal control perceptions in relation to type 1 diabetes outcomes in adolescents and emerging adults. Mean levels of personal and treatment control were compared among patients and parents. Their associations with diabetes outcomes were examined as well.The sample included 330 patient-mother-father triads. Patients' (48% male) mean age was 18.25 years (SD=2.98). All respondents reported on their control perceptions and youth treatment adherence. Physicians provided HbA1c-values.Paired-samples t-tests revealed higher personal control in patients compared to parents. Regression analyses examined if control perceptions predicted treatment adherence and HbA1c. Main effects for patient and maternal personal control and two-way interactions showed the best outcomes when both patients and mothers reported high personal control. Main effects of patient, maternal, and paternal treatment control and three-way interaction terms revealed better outcomes in case of high treatment control in patients and at least one parent, while the poorest outcomes were observed in case of low treatment control in all respondents.The findings highlight the importance of parental control perceptions on top of patients' own perceptions. A family perspective on illness perceptions and their associations with diabetes outcomes is encouraged.
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- Prikken, Sofie, et al.
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Illness intrusiveness in parents of youth with type 1 diabetes: A longitudinal study.
- 2020
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In: Pediatric diabetes. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1399-5448 .- 1399-543X. ; 21:5, s. 890-899
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Type 1 diabetes in youth has a wide-ranging impact on families. This study aimed at a better understanding of experiences and difficulties that parents may encounter in their lives. Parental illness intrusiveness (i.e., a parent's perception that the illness of one's child interferes with one's personal life) was prospectively examined in mothers and fathers.Parental dyads (n=291) completed four annual questionnaires on parental illness intrusiveness, depressive symptoms, and treatment adherence of their child. Youth reported on their treatment adherence.First, cross-lagged models showed that mothers' illness intrusiveness predicted relative increases in both mothers' and fathers' illness intrusiveness over time. Similar effects were found for fathers. Second, paired-samples t-tests revealed higher illness intrusiveness in mothers at baseline. Latent growth curve modeling showed that mothers' illness intrusiveness generally decreased over time, while fathers' illness intrusiveness remained constant. Third, from a person-centered approach, multivariate latent class growth analysis identified three classes of parental couples: one with low and decreasing illness intrusiveness (54%), one with slightly elevated illness intrusiveness that remained stable over time (37%), and one with high illness intrusiveness that decreased in mothers but remained stable in fathers (9%). More parental depressive symptoms were reported in this latter class, while treatment adherence did not differ among the classes.Most parents in this sample reported rather low illness intrusiveness over time, yet some experienced a major impact of the illness. Examining parental illness intrusiveness may provide a better understanding of the specific challenges parents are confronted with. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Rassart, Jessica, et al.
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Illness identity and adjusting to type I diabetes: A four-wave longitudinal study.
- 2021
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In: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. - : American Psychological Association (APA). - 1930-7810. ; 40:5, s. 326-336
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Prior research has linked illness identity-or the extent to which the illness is integrated into one's identity-to diabetes-specific functioning. Four illness identity dimensions have been identified: rejection, acceptance, engulfment, and enrichment. As longitudinal research on this topic is scarce, this study examined developmental trajectories of illness identity and prospective associations between illness identity and diabetes-specific functioning.Adolescents and emerging adults with Type I diabetes, aged 14 to 25 (Mage = 19; 54% girls), participated in a four-wave longitudinal study spanning 3 years (N = 559 at Time 1). Participants filled out questionnaires on illness identity, treatment adherence, and diabetes-specific distress. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values were obtained from participants' medical records. To chart the development of illness identity over time, we performed latent growth curve modeling. Cross-lagged analysis was used to examine prospective associations between illness identity and diabetes-specific functioning.We observed small linear increases in acceptance (Mslope = .05, p < .01) and engulfment (Mslope = .03, p < .05) and a small linear decrease in rejection (Mslope = -.08, p < .001) across waves (with scale scores ranging between 1 and 5). Rejection negatively predicted and enrichment positively predicted treatment adherence 1 year later, which, in turn, positively predicted enrichment and negatively predicted engulfment over time. Furthermore, rejection and engulfment positively predicted diabetes-specific distress 1 year later. Finally, diabetes-specific distress and HbA1c positively predicted engulfment 1 year later. Standardized cross-lagged coefficients ranged between |.05| and |.11|.We identified small but interesting changes in three out of four illness identity dimensions. Prospective associations between illness identity and diabetes-specific functioning were bidirectional in nature. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Raymaekers, Koen, et al.
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A guide to improve your causal inferences from observational data.
- 2020
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In: European journal of cardiovascular nursing. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1873-1953 .- 1474-5151. ; 19:8, s. 757-762
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- True causality is impossible to capture with observational studies. Nevertheless, within the boundaries of observational studies, researchers can follow three steps to answer causal questions in the most optimal way possible. Researchers must: (a) repeatedly assess the same constructs over time in a specific sample; (b) consider the temporal sequence of effects between constructs; and (c) use an analytical strategy that distinguishes within from between-person effects. In this context, it is demonstrated how the random intercepts cross-lagged panel model can be a useful statistical technique. A real-life example of the relationship between loneliness and quality of life in adolescents with congenital heart disease is provided to show how the model can be practically implemented.
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- Raymaekers, Koen, et al.
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A Person-Centered Perspective on the Role of Peer Support and Extreme Peer Orientation in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study.
- 2020
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In: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1532-4796.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Despite clear evidence that peers are crucial for youth development, research on the role of peers for youth with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is scarce.The present study identified trajectory classes of perceived peer functioning in youth with T1D, based on peer support and extreme peer orientation (EPO). Further, classes were compared with respect to their trajectories of depressive symptoms, diabetes-specific distress, treatment adherence, and HbA1c values.Five hundred and fifty-nine youth (14-25 years) with T1D completed questionnaires at baseline, 1, 2, and 3 years later. Latent class growth analysis identified classes of perceived peer functioning. Multigroup latent growth curve modelling assessed whether these classes were characterized by different trajectories of general and diabetes-specific functioning.A socially normative class (48%) was characterized by trajectories of high support and low EPO over time. A socially reserved class (29%) was characterized by low support and EPO, and a socially oriented class (17%) by high support and EPO. Finally, a socially vulnerable class (6%) was characterized by low support and high EPO. The normative class functioned significantly better over time than the other classes. The vulnerable class functioned significantly worse compared to the reserved class, despite experiencing equally low levels of support.The results underscore the need to take youths' orientation toward the peer context into account alongside support when tapping into the role of peers, because individuals with low levels of support and EPO functioned substantially better than individuals with similar low levels of support but high levels of EPO.
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- Raymaekers, Koen, et al.
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Diabetes-specific friend support in emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: Does satisfaction with support matter?
- 2021
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In: Journal of behavioral medicine. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-3521 .- 0160-7715. ; 44:3, s. 402-411
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) must adhere to a complex treatment regimen to prevent health complications. Friends may provide diabetes-specific support to help youth manage diabetes, but evidence on whether youth benefit from diabetes-specific friend support is inconclusive. The present study first investigated whether satisfaction with friend support was linked to psychological distress and diabetes management. Second, it was investigated whether self-esteem mediated these relations. To this end, 324 Dutch-speaking emerging adults (17-28years) with T1D completed questionnaires on diabetes-specific friend support, self-esteem, diabetes-specific distress, depressive symptoms, and self-care. HbA1c values were obtained from patients' physicians. Receiving diabetes-specific support from friends was associated with more diabetes-specific distress, but not for youth who were satisfied with the received support. Diabetes-specific friend support was not associated with other outcomes. Self-esteem did not mediate these relations. These results suggest that associations between diabetes-specific friend support and diabetes management are limited and that support satisfaction should be taken into consideration when examining the role of friend support for youth with T1D.
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- Raymaekers, Koen, et al.
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The Role of Peers for Diabetes Management in Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study.
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In: Diabetes care. - : American Diabetes Association. - 1935-5548 .- 0149-5992. ; 40:12, s. 1678-1684
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The increasing importance of peers in adolescence and emerging adulthood has been widely acknowledged. However, longitudinal research linking the peer context to diabetes management and outcomes is scarce. The present longitudinal study in a large sample of youths with type 1 diabetes related both positive and negative peer variables to diabetes outcomes over a time interval of 1 year.Our sample consisted of 467 adolescents (14-17 years of age) and emerging adults (18-25 years of age) with type 1 diabetes who participated in a two-wave longitudinal study. Questionnaires tapped into peer support, extreme peer orientation, parental responsiveness, diabetes-related distress, and treatment adherence. HbA1c values were obtained from the treating physicians of patients. Cross-lagged analysis from a structural equation modeling approach was performed to assess the directionality of effects.Peer support negatively predicted diabetes-related distress over time. Extreme peer orientation positively predicted treatment distress over time. Parental responsiveness negatively predicted food distress over time. Treatment adherence negatively predicted extreme peer orientation, treatment distress, and HbA1c values over time. For emerging adults specifically, there was a reciprocal relationship between HbA1c values and extreme peer orientation, because they positively predicted each other.This study highlights the importance of peers in predicting the functioning of youths with type 1 diabetes. Additionally, treatment adherence at baseline was found to negatively predict extreme peer orientation, treatment distress, and worse glycemic control over time. In sum, the current study underscores the importance of the peer context for adolescents and emerging adults with type 1 diabetes.
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- Raymaekers, Koen, et al.
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The Social Context and Illness Identity in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study.
- 2020
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In: Journal of youth and adolescence. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-6601 .- 0047-2891. ; 49:2, s. 449-466
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Youth with type 1 diabetes are confronted with the challenging task of integrating diabetes into their identity. This integration process, referred to as illness identity, may play an important role in how youth with type 1 diabetes cope with normative and illness-specific challenges. In line with socio-ecological theorizing, the present study investigated the longitudinal interplay between illness identity and two important social contexts for youth, the parent and peer contexts. A total of 559 (54.5% female; mean age=18.8 years) adolescents (14-17 years) and emerging adults (18-25 years) with type 1 diabetes completed questionnaires at three time-points with intervals of one year. A total of 98% of these participants had the Belgian nationality, and all of them spoke Dutch. At each time point, illness identity (i.e., acceptance, enrichment, rejection, and engulfment), peer support, extreme peer orientation, parental responsiveness, parental psychological control, and parental overprotection were self-assessed. The present findings show that overprotective parenting may lead to youth feeling engulfed by their diabetes. Further, when type 1 diabetes becomes adaptively integrated into youth's identity, the data suggest that youth may be better prepared to engage in healthy peer relationships. Thus, the present findings show that illness identity may be affected by the social context, and in turn may have an impact on parent and peer relationships as well. In general, the present findings underscore the importance of adaptive illness integration for youth with type 1 diabetes, and further emphasize the importance of achieving a coherent identity.
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