(F02C) Financial Toxicity and Diabetes Distress Among Emerging Adults With T1D

Emerging adults with T1D face unique financial challenges during a period of many life transitions, yet financial stressors are not routinely assessed as part of clinical diabetes care or psychosocial screenings. This research addresses a critical gap by examining financial toxicity as a psychosocial factor and its relationship to diabetes distress among emerging adults with T1D. The research session will describe baseline data from the Insurance, Health, and Economic Resources Online (iHERO) Study, a multi-site randomized controlled trial designed to improve health insurance literacy and financial navigation skills in this population. Attendees will learn about the measures used to assess financial toxicity and diabetes distress, the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population, and how financial toxicity intersects with diabetes distress. This session will highlight the importance of integrating financial and insurance considerations into diabetes care and education for emerging adults.

Complete list of authors of the research with names, credentials, and institutional affiliations (a list of authors of the research, not a list of presenters).: Katherine Wentzell, PhD, PNP, BC-ADM, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Kaili Mauricio, PhD, William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Julia Blanchette, PhD, RN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

List all sources of funding for your research. If none, type N/A.: This work was supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (G-2305-05992) and by NIDDK of the National Institutes of Health under award number: K23DK138324