| Insulin adherence behaviours and barriers in the multinational Global Attitudes of Patients and Physicians in Insulin Therapy study. | |
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PMID: 22313123 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aims: To examine patient and physician beliefs regarding insulin therapy and the degree to which patients adhere to their insulin regimens. Methods: Internet survey of 1250 physicians (600 specialists, 650 primary care physicians) who treat patients with diabetes and telephone survey of 1530 insulin-treated patients (180 with Type 1 diabetes, 1350 with Type 2 diabetes) in China, France, Japan, Germany, Spain, Turkey, the UK or the USA. Results: One third (33.2%) of patients reported insulin omission/non-adherence at least 1 day in the last month, with an average of 3.3 days. Three quarters (72.5%) of physicians report that their typical patient does not take their insulin as prescribed, with a mean of 4.3 days per month of basal insulin omission/non-adherence and 5.7 days per month of prandial insulin omission/non-adherence. Patients and providers indicated the same five most common reasons for insulin omission/non-adherence: too busy; travelling; skipped meals; stress/emotional problems; public embarrassment. Physicians reported low patient success at initiating insulin in a timely fashion and adjusting insulin doses. Most physicians report that many insulin-treated patients do not have adequate glucose control (87.6%) and that they would treat more aggressively if not for concern about hypoglycaemia (75.5%). Although a majority of patients (and physicians) regard insulin treatment as restrictive, more patients see insulin treatment as having positive than negative impacts on their lives. Conclusions: Glucose control is inadequate among insulin-treated patients, in part attributable to insulin omission/non-adherence and lack of dose adjustment. There is a need for insulin regimens that are less restrictive and burdensome with lower risk of hypoglycaemia. © 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK. |
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M Peyrot; A H Barnett; L F Meneghini; P-M Schumm-Draeger |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-7 |
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Title: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association Volume: - ISSN: 1464-5491 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-8 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8500858 Medline TA: Diabet Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK. |
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Department of Sociology, Loyola University of Maryland Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA University of Birmingham and BioMedical Research Unit, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA Department of Medicine, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Munich, Germany. |
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