Diabetes Family Responsibility Questionnaire (DFRQ)

Anderson et al.‚ 1990

Situation or task:

1. Remembering day of clinic appointment

2. Telling teachers about

3. Remembering to take morning or evening injection

4. Making appointments with dentists and other doctors

5. Telling relatives about

6. Taking more or less according to results of or urine tests

7. Noticing differences in ‚ such as weight changes or signs of an infection

8. Telling friends about

9. Noticing the early signs of an reaction

10.Giving injections

11.Deciding what should be eaten when family has meals out (restaurants‚ friend’s home)

12.Examining feet and making sure shoes fit properly

13.Carrying some form of sugar in case of an reaction

14.Explaining absences from school to teachers or other school personnel

15.Rotating injection site

16.Checking expiration dates on medical supplies

17.Remembering times when or urine should be tested

During the PAST MONTH‚ I have argued with my parent(s) about…

1. Remembering to give shots or to bolus (pump)*

2. Taking more or less depending on results*

3. Remembering to check blood sugars*

4. Remembering clinic appointments**

5. Giving shots or boluses (pump)*

6. Meals and snacks

7. Results of *

8. The early signs of low *

9. What to eat when away from home

10.Making appointments with dentists and doctors**

11.Telling teachers about **

12.Telling friends about

13.Carrying sugar/carbs for reactions**

14.School absences**

15.Supplies

16.Telling relatives about **

17.Rotating injection sites or infusion sets (pump) **

18.Changes in (like weight or infections) **

19.Logging results**

Factor 1 (direct management tasks) items are italicized; factor 2 (indirect management tasks) are not.

*Designates a revised item; **designates an added item

1 = Parent(s) took or initiated responsibility for this almost all of the time

2 = Parent(s) and I shared responsibility for this about equally

3 = I took or initiated responsibility for this almost all of the time

Almost never‚ Sometimes‚ Almost always

This instrument can be found at: http://vuir.vu.edu.au/15507/1/Andreassen2009.pdf & http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/30/7/1764

By date

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Anderson‚ B. J.‚ & Brackett‚ J. (2000). Diabetes during childhood. In F. J. Snoek & T. C. Skinner (Eds.)‚ Psychology in Diabetes Care (pp. 1-23). Chichester: JohnWiley & Sons.

Anderson‚ B. J.‚ Vangsness‚ L.‚ Connell‚ A.‚ Butler‚ D.‚ Goebel-Fabbri‚ A. & Laffel‚ L. M. B. (2002). Family conflict‚ adherence‚ and glycaemic control in youth with short duration Type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine‚ 19(8); 635–642

Anderson‚ B. J. (2004). Family conflict and diabetes management in youth: Clinical lessons from child development and diabetes research. Diabetes Spectrum‚17(1)‚ 22-26.

Anderson‚ B. J.‚ & Wolpert‚ H. A. (2004). A developmental perspective on the challenges of diabetes education and care during the young adult period. PatientEducation & Counseling‚ 53(3)‚ 347-352.

Hood‚Korey K.‚ Butler‚ Deborah A.‚ Anderson‚ Barbara J. and Laffel‚ Lori. (2007). up‎dated and Revised Diabetes Family Conflict Scale. Diabetes Care‚ 30(7)‚ 1764-1769.

Andreassen‚ Hege Kristine. (2009). Separation-Individuation and its Effect on Diabetes Management and Diabetes Control in Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes. Other Degree thesis‚ Victoria University

Vesco. Anthony T.‚ Anderson‚ Barbara J.‚ Laffel‚ Lori M. B.‚ Dolan‚ Lawrence M.‚ Ingerski‚ Lisa M.‚ and Hood‚ Korey K. (2010). Responsibility Sharing between Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and Their Caregivers: Importance of Adolescent Perceptions on Diabetes Management and Control. Journal of Pediatric Psychology; 35(10)‚ 1168–1177.

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