Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Skoufa, Lida; Makri, Eleni; Barkoukis, Vassilis; Papagianni, Maria; Triantafyllou, Panagiota; Kouidi, Evangelia

doi:10.3390/children10030456

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Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Lida Skoufa

¹,

Eleni Makri

²,

Vassilis Barkoukis

¹,

Maria Papagianni

^3,4,

Panagiota Triantafyllou

⁵ and

Evangelia Kouidi

^2,*

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Laboratory of Human Research and Sport Psychology, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece

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Laboratory of Sports Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece

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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, 42132 Trikala, Greece

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Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3rd Department of Pediatrics, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece

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1st Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece

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Children 2023, 10(3), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030456

Submission received: 18 January 2023 / Revised: 20 February 2023 / Accepted: 22 February 2023 / Published: 26 February 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Health Education in Children and Adolescents)

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Physical activity (PA) is considered an important part of the treatment of children with diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM). Furthermore, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) affects both the physical and mental health of patients with T1DM. The purpose of the study was to evaluate through a randomized controlled trial the impact of participation in a summer diabetes sports camp on the PA and HRQoL of children and adolescents with T1DM. Eighty-four children and adolescents with T1DM were randomly assigned into an intervention (M = 12.64, SD = 1.82, 30 female) and a control group (M = 12.67, SD = 2.50, 30 female). Intervention group participants attended a ten-day summer diabetes sports camp which included an intensive program of PA (6 h of daily PA), educational and entertaining activities as well as education on the importance of PA in the management of the disease. At baseline and at the end of the study, participants completed measures of physical activity, self-esteem, depression, health status, intention to change behavior, and life satisfaction. Results of the two-way repeated measures analysis showed no statistically significant group differences in PA levels (p < 0.05) and HRQoL parameters (p < 0.05 for all parameters). In conclusion, the results did not support the effectiveness of a 10-day diabetes sports camp on PA levels and HRQoL for children with T1DM. Longer interventions may be more effective in exerting positive influence on trait parameters of children with T1DM’s quality of life. Participation in such programs on multiple occasions should be evaluated in the future.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus type 1; diabetes sports camp; physical activity; health-related quality of life

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Skoufa, L.; Makri, E.; Barkoukis, V.; Papagianni, M.; Triantafyllou, P.; Kouidi, E. Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Children 2023, 10, 456. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030456

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Skoufa L, Makri E, Barkoukis V, Papagianni M, Triantafyllou P, Kouidi E. Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Children. 2023; 10(3):456. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030456

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Skoufa, Lida, Eleni Makri, Vassilis Barkoukis, Maria Papagianni, Panagiota Triantafyllou, and Evangelia Kouidi. 2023. "Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial" Children 10, no. 3: 456. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030456

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Skoufa, L., Makri, E., Barkoukis, V., Papagianni, M., Triantafyllou, P., & Kouidi, E. (2023). Effects of a Diabetes Sports Summer Camp on the Levels of Physical Activity and Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Children, 10(3), 456. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030456

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