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Operationalizing and examining family planning vigilance in adult women with type 1 diabetes

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Sereika, Susan M., Becker, Dorothy, Schmitt, Patricia, Powell, A. Blair, Diaz, Ana Maria, Fischl, Andrea F.R., Thurheimer-Cacciotti, Jennifer, Herman, William H. +1 more·2016·Diabetes Care

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OBJECTIVE: Because unplanned pregnancies could cause maternal-fetal complications for women with diabetes, family planning vigilance (FPV) is imperative. The aims of this article are to operationalize and describe FPV and examine the associations among FPV behaviors and diabetes self-care management (DSM) and health outcomes of women with type 1 diabetes (T1D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Retrospective data were used from a follow-up study of adult women with T1D who participated as adolescents in a preconception counseling (PC) intervention trial and matched comparison women with T1D who did not receive the adolescent PC intervention. Participants completed online questionnaires regarding family planning behaviors, DSM, and clinical and reproductive health outcomes. RESULTS: Participants (N = 102) were, on average, 23.7 years old (range 18–38) and 98.0% were white, 82.2% had some college, 25.8% were married, and 11.8% had biological children. Of those sexually active (n = 80, 78.4%), 50% were contraceptive vigilant and 11% were FPV (i.e., being contraceptive vigilant, receiving PC, and initiating discussions with health care professionals). Among FPV behaviors, only receiving PC and initiating discussion with health care professionals were correlated (r = 0.29, P = 0.010). Compared with nonvigilant women, contraceptive vigilant and FPV women used more effective contraceptive methods (P = 0.025) and experienced less diabetic ketoacidosis (P = 0.040) and hospitalizations (P = 0.064), whereas FPV women were aware of PC (P = 0.046) and younger when they received PC (P < 0.001). FPV components were associated with DSM and health outcomes (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Women with diabetes should be FPV, but few were. FPV women were more likely to have PC earlier and better health outcomes, supporting early PC intervention.

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Sereika, S. M., Becker, D., Schmitt, P., Powell, A. B., Diaz, A. M., Fischl, A. F. R., Thurheimer-Cacciotti, J., Herman, W. H., & Charron-Prochownik, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Corresponding author
Sereika, Susan M.
Venue
Diabetes Care
Published
2016-10-11
Volume
39
Issue
12
Pages
2197-2203
ISSN
  • 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-5548
OpenAlex
W2530304348
Cited by
15
References
32
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 2
FWCI
2.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association Research Foundation (1-11-CT-10, CR-2684232, 7-02-CR-06)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD044097)
  • General Clinical Research Center of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (M01-RR0084)
  • Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UL1-RR024153)
  • NIH National Institute of Nursing Research Center for Research in Chronic Disorders (P30-NR03924)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
type 1 diabetes, preconception counseling, contraceptive use, diabetes self-management, unintended pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospitalization, reproductive outcomes, adolescent women
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Awareness, Contraception, Counseling, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Family Planning Services, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Motivation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retrospective Studies, Self Care, Preconception Care, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

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