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Article

The Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Continuous Glucose Monitoring Therapy in Children under 7 Years of Age with T1D Using the rtCGM System Integrated with Insulin Pump—A Caregivers Point of View

by
Ewa Rusak
1,*,
Natalia Ogarek
2,
Karolina Wolicka
2,
Anna Mrówka
2,
Sebastian Seget
1,
Magdalena Kuźnik
3 and
Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot
1
1
Department of Children’s Diabetology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
2
Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Children’s Diabetology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
3
The Upper Silesian Child Health Centre, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sensors 2021, 21(11), 3683; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113683
Submission received: 14 April 2021 / Revised: 14 May 2021 / Accepted: 21 May 2021 / Published: 25 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors)
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Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) is an important parameter that affects the choice of therapy. Assessment of QoL and satisfaction with therapy using the rtCGM in children with T1D aged < 7 years was conducted. The study group consisted of 38 children with T1D aged < 7 years (34% aged 2–4, 66% aged 5–7 years), HbA1c: 6.53 ± 0.63%, duration of diabetes: 2.6 ± 1.6 years, treated with an rtCGM-augmented insulin pump for 1.92 ± 1.15 years. Two anonymous surveys were conducted: a. PedsQL3.0 diabetes standardized questionnaire—QoL assessment among age groups: 2–4/5–7 years. b. An original survey assessing the CGM use satisfaction. The mean scores in PedsQL3.0: communication 75%, worries 30%, treatment 70%, and problems associated with diabetes 65%. The QoL scale is: 0–19% very low, 20–39% low, 40–59% moderate, 60–79% high, 80–100% very high. The most frequently reported concerns were long-term diabetes complications and prick pain. Satisfaction with CGM use was high (68% in group aged 5–7 and 92% 2–4 years). Twenty-seven (71%) caregivers confirmed the positive effect of CGM on sleep. During the use of rtCGM a high quality of life was reported, and the quality of sleep in their caregivers was increased.
Keywords: diabetes type 1 children; quality of life; continuous glucose monitoring diabetes type 1 children; quality of life; continuous glucose monitoring

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Rusak, E.; Ogarek, N.; Wolicka, K.; Mrówka, A.; Seget, S.; Kuźnik, M.; Jarosz-Chobot, P. The Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Continuous Glucose Monitoring Therapy in Children under 7 Years of Age with T1D Using the rtCGM System Integrated with Insulin Pump—A Caregivers Point of View. Sensors 2021, 21, 3683. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113683

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Rusak E, Ogarek N, Wolicka K, Mrówka A, Seget S, Kuźnik M, Jarosz-Chobot P. The Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Continuous Glucose Monitoring Therapy in Children under 7 Years of Age with T1D Using the rtCGM System Integrated with Insulin Pump—A Caregivers Point of View. Sensors. 2021; 21(11):3683. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113683

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Rusak, Ewa, Natalia Ogarek, Karolina Wolicka, Anna Mrówka, Sebastian Seget, Magdalena Kuźnik, and Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot. 2021. "The Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Continuous Glucose Monitoring Therapy in Children under 7 Years of Age with T1D Using the rtCGM System Integrated with Insulin Pump—A Caregivers Point of View" Sensors 21, no. 11: 3683. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113683

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Rusak, E., Ogarek, N., Wolicka, K., Mrówka, A., Seget, S., Kuźnik, M., & Jarosz-Chobot, P. (2021). The Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Continuous Glucose Monitoring Therapy in Children under 7 Years of Age with T1D Using the rtCGM System Integrated with Insulin Pump—A Caregivers Point of View. Sensors, 21(11), 3683. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113683

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