Competency of Prefilled Insulin Pen Usage Among Diabetes Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
/ drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
/ drug therapy
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents
/ administration & dosage
Injections
/ instrumentation
Insulin
/ administration & dosage
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Saudi Arabia
Self Care
/ standards
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Prefilled insulin pens
Saudi Arabia
cross-sectional study
diabetes
diabetes education
diabetes patients.
Journal
Current diabetes reviews
ISSN: 1875-6417
Titre abrégé: Curr Diabetes Rev
Pays: United Arab Emirates
ID NLM: 101253260
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
22
11
2017
revised:
25
04
2018
accepted:
10
05
2018
pubmed:
29
5
2018
medline:
10
8
2019
entrez:
29
5
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Correct insulin injection practice is essential for better diabetic control. The aim of this study is to investigate the level of competency of prefilled insulin pen usage (injection technique and storage) among diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey between March 2017 to July 2017 of randomly selected patients with diabetes attending Diabetes Treatment Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia, who are actively using a prefilled insulin pen, were interviewed to complete a pre-structured questionnaire to assess the competency of using the insulin pen. The contents of the questionnaire addressed the 6 competency components according to manufacturer recommendation (priming, count time, storage, using new needles, a store with no needles, and discard date), background, clinical and metabolic data. Results of the questionnaire were analyzed to identify common pitfalls and were also contrasted with background clinical and metabolic data. 165 patients with diabetes (aged 14-70yrs) were interviewed for the study and all questioners completed properly. Only 14 (8.5%) patients were following all of the six competency components. Count time 52 (31.6%) was the least followed competency component of the six, whereas discard date and storage of insulin pen were the most followed with 165 (100%) and 159 (96.4%), consecutively. Education was the only significant variable related to the following more than 3 of the competency components, and logistic regression showed the college or higher educated patients to be three times more likely follow more than 3 of the competency components. The study concluded that majority of patients are either ignoring or unaware of the major components of correct use of prefilled insulin in Saudi Arabia.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Correct insulin injection practice is essential for better diabetic control. The aim of this study is to investigate the level of competency of prefilled insulin pen usage (injection technique and storage) among diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey between March 2017 to July 2017 of randomly selected patients with diabetes attending Diabetes Treatment Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia, who are actively using a prefilled insulin pen, were interviewed to complete a pre-structured questionnaire to assess the competency of using the insulin pen. The contents of the questionnaire addressed the 6 competency components according to manufacturer recommendation (priming, count time, storage, using new needles, a store with no needles, and discard date), background, clinical and metabolic data. Results of the questionnaire were analyzed to identify common pitfalls and were also contrasted with background clinical and metabolic data.
RESULTS
RESULTS
165 patients with diabetes (aged 14-70yrs) were interviewed for the study and all questioners completed properly. Only 14 (8.5%) patients were following all of the six competency components. Count time 52 (31.6%) was the least followed competency component of the six, whereas discard date and storage of insulin pen were the most followed with 165 (100%) and 159 (96.4%), consecutively. Education was the only significant variable related to the following more than 3 of the competency components, and logistic regression showed the college or higher educated patients to be three times more likely follow more than 3 of the competency components.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The study concluded that majority of patients are either ignoring or unaware of the major components of correct use of prefilled insulin in Saudi Arabia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 29804535
pii: CDR-EPUB-90706
doi: 10.2174/1573399814666180528081552
doi:
Substances chimiques
Hypoglycemic Agents
0
Insulin
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
240-246Informations de copyright
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