New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family Context
Background. In questing for a more refined quantitative research approach, we revisited vector autoregressive (VAR) modeling for the analysis of time series data in the context of the so far poorly explored concept of family dynamics surrounding instable diabetes type 1 (or brittle diabetes). Method...
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| author | Moritz Philipp Günther Peter Winker Stefan A. Wudy Burkhard Brosig |
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| description | Background. In questing for a more refined quantitative research approach, we revisited vector autoregressive (VAR) modeling for the analysis of time series data in the context of the so far poorly explored concept of family dynamics surrounding instable diabetes type 1 (or brittle diabetes). Method. We adopted a new approach to VAR analysis from econometrics referred to as the optimized multivariate lag selection process and applied it to a set of raw data previously analyzed through standard approaches. Results. We illustrated recurring psychosomatic circles of cause and effect relationships between emotional and somatic parameters surrounding glycemic control of the child’s diabetes and the affective states of all family members. Conclusion. The optimized multivariate lag selection process allowed for more specific, dynamic, and statistically reliable results (increasing R2 tenfold in explaining glycemic variability), which were derived from a larger window of past explanatory variables (lags). Such highly quantitative versus historic more qualitative approaches to case study analysis of psychosomatics surrounding diabetes in adolescents were reflected critically. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3546dd2e418a4a06a2abd42e73bd7a282025-02-03T01:13:00ZengWileyJournal of Diabetes Research2314-67452314-67532016-01-01201610.1155/2016/64374526437452New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family ContextMoritz Philipp Günther0Peter Winker1Stefan A. Wudy2Burkhard Brosig3Psychoanalytic Family Therapy, Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Feulgenstraße 10-12, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Economics, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Licher Straße 64, 35394 Giessen, GermanyPediatric Endocrinology & Diabetology, Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Feulgenstraße 10-12, 35392 Giessen, GermanyPsychoanalytic Family Therapy, Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Feulgenstraße 10-12, 35392 Giessen, GermanyBackground. In questing for a more refined quantitative research approach, we revisited vector autoregressive (VAR) modeling for the analysis of time series data in the context of the so far poorly explored concept of family dynamics surrounding instable diabetes type 1 (or brittle diabetes). Method. We adopted a new approach to VAR analysis from econometrics referred to as the optimized multivariate lag selection process and applied it to a set of raw data previously analyzed through standard approaches. Results. We illustrated recurring psychosomatic circles of cause and effect relationships between emotional and somatic parameters surrounding glycemic control of the child’s diabetes and the affective states of all family members. Conclusion. The optimized multivariate lag selection process allowed for more specific, dynamic, and statistically reliable results (increasing R2 tenfold in explaining glycemic variability), which were derived from a larger window of past explanatory variables (lags). Such highly quantitative versus historic more qualitative approaches to case study analysis of psychosomatics surrounding diabetes in adolescents were reflected critically.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6437452 |
| spellingShingle | Moritz Philipp Günther Peter Winker Stefan A. Wudy Burkhard Brosig New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family Context Journal of Diabetes Research |
| title | New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family Context |
| title_full | New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family Context |
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| title_short | New Methods in Exploring Old Topics: Case Studying Brittle Diabetes in the Family Context |
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