Effects of Mother's Knowledge and Coping Strategies on the Glycemic Control of Their Diabetic Children in Egypt

This study aimed to examine the relationship between mothers’ knowledge related to treatment management of type 1 diabetes (T1D), with perceptions of coping with diabetes‑related stress and to examine the relationship between children’s metabolic control and maternal coping. A cross‑sectional study was done among ninety‑two mothers of T1D children.
Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, Ways of coping questionnaire (WCQ), and Diabetes Knowledge questionnaire‑24 (DKQ‑24).
The most important predictors of the total knowledge scores among mothers were father education (P Parents with more knowledge of diabetes and with better education were able to cope more effective and maintain a better glycemic control of their diabetic children.