Type 1 Diabetes in Singapore: Self-Care Challenges, Diabetes Technology Awareness, Current Use, and Satisfaction, an Online Survey.
| Autor: | Chandran SR; Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.; Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School, Singapore., Ho C; Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.; Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Yeoh E; Diabetes Centre, Admiralty Medical Centre, Singapore.; Department of General Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore., Gardner D; Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.; Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School, Singapore. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism [Indian J Endocrinol Metab] 2024 Mar-Apr; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 167-176. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 29. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijem.ijem_369_22 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: To describe the self-care challenges, diabetes technology awareness, current use, and satisfaction among adults with type 1 diabetes and parents of children with type 1 diabetes in Singapore. Methods: An anonymous online survey was administered between November 2020 and October 2021. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or count (percentages). Comparisons between groups were done using the independent samples T-test. Results: 251 people (176 adults, 75 parents) participated. The most challenging self-care burdens were carbohydrate counting (24.4%) among adults and insulin dose calculations (28%) among parents. Nocturnal awakenings for diabetes care of their child were a common event (25.3%). Despite high awareness about continuous glucose monitoring devices (77.8% adults, 78.7% parents) the use (24.9% adults, 55% children) remained low. Both adults and parents of children with type 1 diabetes found continuous glucose monitoring to be liberating and less restrictive. Despite overall low insulin pump use (23.9% adults, 29.3% children); satisfaction scores were higher among insulin pump users than insulin pen users ( P = 0.02). Conclusion: Carbohydrate counting and insulin dose calculations were the most challenging self-care tasks among people with type 1 diabetes in Singapore. Diabetes technology use was relatively low in Singapore. Continuous glucose monitoring and Insulin pump users found them to be beneficial. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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