Research Article
Psychological Care for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes and Patient Outcomes: Results from the International Pediatric Registry SWEET
Table 1
Characteristics of centers offering/not offering psychological care.
| | Centers offering psychological care 68 (89%) centers 26009 (95%) patients | Centers with no structured psychological services 8 (11%) centers 1296 (5%) patients |
| Region of center N (%): | Europe | 41 (60.3) | 2 (25.0) | South America | 4 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | North America | 3 (4.4) | 1 (12.5) | Australia | 5 (7.4) | 1 (12.5) | Asia and Middle East + Africa | 15 (22.0) | 4 (50.0) | At least 50% of documented patients in SWEETBASE N (%) | 43 (63.2) | 3 (37.5) | Center size N (%): | ≤500 patients | 39 (57.4) | 6 (75.0) | 500–1000 patients | 22 (32.4) | 2 (25.0) | >1000 patients | 7 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) | HbA1c target N (%): | 6.5% or 48 mmol/mol | 10 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | 7–7.5% or 53–58 mmol/mol | 42 (61.8) | 3 (37.5) | >7.5% or >58 mmol/mol | 16 (23.5) | 5 (62.5) | National guidelines recommend psychological service N (%) | 63 (92.7) | 4 (50.0) | National guidelines recommend social worker N (%) | 46 (67.7) | 3 (37.5) |
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For each box in the column, 100% means centers from all regions that, respectively, do or do not, provide psychological care.
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