Usage and Perceptions of Pen Injectors for Diabetes Management: A Survey of Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the United States

Autor: Christina Alfaro, Jennifer Brice, Deborah Toscano
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Patients
endocrine system diseases
genetic structures
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
Biomedical Engineering
Medication adherence
Self Administration
Bioengineering
Review Article
Type 2 diabetes
Injections
Medication Adherence
Young Adult
Drug Delivery Systems
Patient satisfaction
Diabetes management
Surveys and Questionnaires
Diabetes mellitus
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
Young adult
Aged
business.industry
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Patient Preference
Equipment Design
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
United States
Patient perceptions
Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2
Patient Satisfaction
Health Care Surveys
Family medicine
Physical therapy
Female
Perception
business
Zdroj: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 6:686-694
ISSN: 1932-2968
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600325
Popis: This study was conducted to investigate type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patient perceptions of their pen injectors and determine which features were deemed most important to overall satisfaction.FrostSullivan conducted a Web-based survey of T2DM patients in the United States in November 2010. Survey participants were initially screened prior to full participation. A total of 1002 adult T2DM patients who were using a pen injector on a regular basis to administer their diabetes medication(s) were surveyed. The survey consisted of 24 questions focused on awareness and current usage of pen injectors by type and brand, specific features of pen injectors, and patients' preferences for and satisfaction with pen injectors.The majority of surveyed patients were using prefilled pen injectors as compared with durable pens. The LANTUS SoloSTAR (sanofi-aventis) was reported to be the most commonly used pen. The LANTUS SoloSTAR was also ranked highly for overall satisfaction and likelihood of continued usage. Regardless of brand, most surveyed patients reported that they were likely to continue using their current pen. In general, the single most important feature for user satisfaction was an easy push-button injection.Ease of self-administration is of highest priority to users of pen injectors. Important features facilitating ease of use, such as an easily depressed push-button injection, are likely to minimize the burden on T2DM patients, thereby improving compliance and clinical outcomes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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