Adherence and Self-Management in Pediatric Populations

Avani C. Modi, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and experienced researcher in pediatric adherence with an international reputation in pediatric epilepsy. Dr. Modi is a Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She serves as the Director for the Center for Treatment Adherence and Self-Management and the Co-Director of the New Onset Seizure Disorder Clinic at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of interventions to improve adherence in youth with chronic conditions, as well as clinical implementation of adherence measurement and intervention. Dr. Modi has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and serves on several national and international committees. Kimberly A. Driscoll, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and experienced researcher in adherence and type 1 diabetes whose clinical care and research focuses on improving the psychological well-being of people with type 1 diabetes and their parents and improving adherence to medical treatment regimens, with a focus on using technology to optimize adherence and health outcomes. Her specific interests include improving insulin pump adherence, reducing fear of hypoglycemia and parent-child conflict, and integrating psychological interventions into type 1 diabetes medical appointments. She has received extramural grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (e.g., K23, R03, DP3, R01) and the American Diabetes Association. She also serves as a collaborator on grants with colleagues from leading type 1 diabetes centers. Dr. Driscoll has more than 60 peer-reviewed publications. She is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida and the Director of Behavioral Science Research at the University of Florida Diabetes Institute. She also holds an academic appointment at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

"This book is unique and tackles a lot of information about the adherence field in pediatric chronic disease. It is not extremely practical for day-to-day management of children with chronic diseases from the standpoint of the clinician because it is dense and at times a difficult read. However, it could be useful as a resource for seeking the most current literature in the adherence field." --Doody

• 1. Introduction Kimberly Driscoll and Avani C. Modi2. Pediatric AsthmaSara E. Voorhees, Casey Lawless, Dima Ezmigna, and David A. Fedele3. Pediatric Type 1 DiabetesHolly K. O’Donnell and Kimberly A. Driscoll4. Childhood ObesityJennifer L. Warnick, Stefania Pinto, Ke Ding, and David M. Janicke5. Cystic FibrosisAlexandra L. Quittner and Ana Maria Li-Rosi6. Chronic PainDelana M. Parker, Lauren E. Harrison, and Laura E. Simons7. Pediatric OncologyAhna L.H. Pai, Meghan E. McGrady, and Lauren Szulczewski8. Pediatric Sickle Cell DiseaseKatherine M. Kidwell, Marsha J. Treadwell, and Lori E. Crosby9. Pediatric EpilepsyAimee W. Smith, Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina, Shanna M. Guilfoyle, and Avani C. Modi10. Spina BifidaAlexa Stern, Sandra Amaral, Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, Alexandra M. Psihogios, Colleen Stiles-Shields, Kathy Zebracki, and Grayson N. Holmbeck11. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastrointestinal DisordersJill M. Plevinsky and Rachel N. Greenley12. HIV/AIDSSylvie Naar, Karen MacDonell, and Salome Nicole Cockern13. Solid Organ TransplantEmily M. Fredericks, Erin G. Clifton, and Melissa K. Cousino14. Rheumatic DiseasesLeslie A. Favier, Onengiya Harry, and Kristin Loiselle Rich15. Dermatologic conditionsKayla H. Felix, Abigail Cline, Gregory Bartos, and Steven R. Feldman16. Pediatric SleepAlexa J. Watach, Melissa S. Xanthopoulos, Olufunke Afolabi-Brown, Bruno Saconi, and Amy M. Sawyer17. Emerging AreasAvani C. Modi, Ana M. Gutierrez-Colina, and Kimberly A. Driscoll