TY - JOUR
T1 - Adverse Childhood Event Subtypes and Routine Diabetes Care Utilization Among U.S. Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
AU - Hoadley, Ariel
AU - Bass, Sarah
AU - Rubin, Daniel J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Psychological Association
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - Objective: Adverse childhood events (ACEs) have significant impacts on adulthood health, including greater risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D). While there is a known connection to increased use of outpatient and emergency healthcare services, the potential role of ACEs in routine diabetes care utilization remains unclear. This study uses ACE subtypes to explain pathways to routine diabetes care utilization among adults with T2D. Method: Cross-sectional data were obtained from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a survey of a representative sample of U.S. adults. Eligible participants resided in a state that completed both the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Diabetes modules and were diagnosed with non-gestational diabetes (N= 9,904), of whom the majority were presumed to have T2D. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the measurement model for three ACE factors: household dysfunction, physical and emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Structural equation modeling was used to relate factors to four routine diabetes care utilization outcomes. Results: Factor loadings were strong, and fit indices indicated good measurement model and full structural model fits. In the full structural equation model, household dysfunction was associated with decreased likelihood of meeting frequency recommendations for A1C testing (β=− 0.22, p,.05) and foot exams (β=−0.29, p,.01). Physical and emotional abuse were associated with greater likelihood of meeting A1C testing frequency recommendations (β= 0.21, p,.05). Conclusion: Specific types of ACEs may differentially relate to routine diabetes care utilization in adulthood.
AB - Objective: Adverse childhood events (ACEs) have significant impacts on adulthood health, including greater risk of Type 2 diabetes (T2D). While there is a known connection to increased use of outpatient and emergency healthcare services, the potential role of ACEs in routine diabetes care utilization remains unclear. This study uses ACE subtypes to explain pathways to routine diabetes care utilization among adults with T2D. Method: Cross-sectional data were obtained from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a survey of a representative sample of U.S. adults. Eligible participants resided in a state that completed both the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Diabetes modules and were diagnosed with non-gestational diabetes (N= 9,904), of whom the majority were presumed to have T2D. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the measurement model for three ACE factors: household dysfunction, physical and emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Structural equation modeling was used to relate factors to four routine diabetes care utilization outcomes. Results: Factor loadings were strong, and fit indices indicated good measurement model and full structural model fits. In the full structural equation model, household dysfunction was associated with decreased likelihood of meeting frequency recommendations for A1C testing (β=− 0.22, p,.05) and foot exams (β=−0.29, p,.01). Physical and emotional abuse were associated with greater likelihood of meeting A1C testing frequency recommendations (β= 0.21, p,.05). Conclusion: Specific types of ACEs may differentially relate to routine diabetes care utilization in adulthood.
KW - adverse childhood experiences
KW - care utilization
KW - diabetes
KW - trauma
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UR - https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001433
U2 - 10.1037/tra0001433
DO - 10.1037/tra0001433
M3 - Article
C2 - 36745096
SN - 1942-9681
VL - 16
SP - S10-S19
JO - Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
JF - Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
ER -