Quality of life scores, as measured by PedsQL, for CYP and parents with a new diagnosis before and after the introduction of SEREN ‘diabetes at diagnosis’ module
| Themed questions | Group | Pre-SEREN | Post-SEREN | P value | ||
| n | Mean (95% CI) | n | Mean (95% CI) | |||
| My diabetes | All CYP | 46 | 25.17 (22 to 28) | 57 | 25.67 (23 to 28) | 0.54 |
| KS1-2 | 34 | 26.41 (23 to 29) | 36 | 25.42 (22 to 29) | 0.96 | |
| KS 3–4 | 12 | 21.67 (14 to 29) | 21 | 26.10 (22 to 30) | 0.17 | |
| All parents | 53 | 25.60 (23 to 27) | 69 | 24.45 (22 to 26) | 0.57 | |
| My treatment 1 | All CYP | 46 | 5.98 (4 to 7) | 57 | 6.23 (5 to 7) | 0.52 |
| KS1-2 | 34 | 6.21 (5 to 8) | 36 | 5.61 (4 to 7) | 0.91 | |
| KS 3–4 | 12 | 5.33 (3 to 8) | 21 | 7.29 (5 to 9) | 0.35 | |
| All parents | 53 | 7.43 (6 to 8) | 69 | 6.01 (5 to 7) | 0.11 | |
| My treatment 2 | All CYP | 46 | 5.00 (3 to 6) | 57 | 4.49 (3 to 6) | 0.87 |
| KS1-2 | 34 | 5.26 (4 to 7) | 36 | 3.92 (3 to 5) | 0.56 | |
| KS 3–4 | 12 | 4.25 (1 to 7) | 21 | 5.48 (4 to 7) | 0.61 | |
| All parents | 53 | 5.91 (4 to 7) | 69 | 4.34 (3 to 5) | 0.15 | |
| Worry | All CYP | 45 | 4.07 (3 to 5) | 57 | 4.12 (3 to 5) | 0.87 |
| KS1-2 | 33 | 4.21 (3 to 5) | 36 | 3.08 (2 to 4) | 0.20 | |
| KS 3–4 | 12 | 3.67 (2 to 5) | 21 | 5.90 (4 to 8) | 0.10 | |
| All parents | 53 | 4.53 (4 to 5) | 68 | 3.56 (3 to 4) | 0.22 | |
| Communication | All CYP | 45 | 5.31 (4 to 7) | 57 | 5.47 (4 to 7) | 0.74 |
| KS1-2 | 33 | 5.85 (4 to 7) | 36 | 5.19 (4 to 7) | 0.90 | |
| KS 3–4 | 12 | 3.83 (2 to 6) | 21 | 5.95 (4 to 8) | 0.33 | |
| All parents | 53 | 6.30 (5 to 8) | 67 | 3.90 (3 to 5) | 0.01 | |
CYP, child and young person; KS, key stage; SEREN, Structured Education Reassuring Empowering Nurturing.