Intervention with motivational Interviewing and cognitive behavioral elements in DMT1-adolescents with suboptimal metabolic control

Aim: To investigate the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral elements (CBT) on metabolic control and diabetes complications in adolescents with T1DM in a multicenter study. Methods: adolescents with T1DM (age = 13 – 20yrs.) with suboptimal control (HbA1C > 8% at least once during the past year) were randomized in 2 groups to examine the effectiveness of an e-mail-supported 6 months intervention of MI and CBT (IV, n = 40) compared to “treatment as usual” (CO, n = 35) at 6 months- at one- and two-year follow-up. Results: Baseline characteristics: IV vs. CO-groups: age: 15.84 ± 1.55 and…