The Diabetes Related Executive Functioning Scale (DREFS): Pilot results

Danny C. Duke; Jennifer K. Raymond; Michael A. Harris

doi:10.1080/02739615.2013.870040

The Diabetes Related Executive Functioning Scale (DREFS): Pilot results

Danny C. Duke, Jennifer K. Raymond, Michael A. Harris

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Abstract

The assessment of youth executive functioning (EF) associated with diabetes management has been difficult to accomplish, yet is important to optimizing adherence. To improve EF assessment, we developed the Diabetes Related Executive Functioning Scale (DREFS) and piloted its administration to 50 youth with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers. Youth/caregiver dyads completed analogous versions of the DREFS, Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF), and the Self-Administered Diabetes Self-Management Profile (SA-DSMP). HbA1c assays were used as an index of glycemic control. Caregiver and youth DREFS scores were associated with BRIEF, SA-DSMP totals, and HbA1c.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	327-344
Number of pages	18
Journal	Children's Health Care
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2013.870040
State	Published - Oct 2 2014

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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Duke, D. C., Raymond, J. K., & Harris, M. A. (2014). The Diabetes Related Executive Functioning Scale (DREFS): Pilot results. Children's Health Care, 43(4), 327-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2013.870040

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