Occupation-Based Coaching: A Novel Intervention for Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is one of the most prevalent childhood chronic conditions, affecting more than 200,000 children and 1.25 million Americans (Allen et al., 2009; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017). More alarming is the dramatic increase in prevalence rates, with a reported 21% increase in T1D diagnoses from 2001 to 2009 and an estimated 5 million expected diagnoses just in the United States by 2050 (CDC, 2020). The autoimmune disease is relentless, requiring

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