Abstract

Aim: This study was made in order to determine the relationship between the fear of hypoglycemia and the quality of life adolescents who were followed up with the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.

Method: This study is descriptive type and its sample consisted of 128 children. The data of the study were collected by using the “Data Collection Form”, “Virginia Child/Adolescent Low Blood Sugar level (LBS)” and “Children’s Quality of Life Scale (PedsQL)” prepared by the researcher using the literature information.

Results: 56.2% of the adolescents were in the 13-15 age range and 58% were female. 21.1% of them have been receiving diabetes treatment for more than 10 years and 65.8% stated that they have experienced hypoglycemia in the last month. HgA1c value of 28.1% is over 8. The mean LBS score of adolescents, which indicates fear of hypoglycemia, was 34.06±7.12, and the mean score for the PedsQL, which indicates their perception of quality of life, was 67.46±11.68.

Conclusion: As a result, the quality of life of adolescents with diabetes increased as the fear of hypoglycemia decreased.