Perceived Family Stress Predicts Poor Metabolic Control in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Novel Triadic Approach

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Structural equation model (SEM) with latent factor perceived family stress and the associations between perceived family stress and patients’ treatment adherence, perceived family stress, and patients’ glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), patients’ treatment adherence, and patients’ HbA1c were calculated. To control for patients’ age and illness duration, their association with patients’ treatment adherence were also computed. All coefficients are standardized.