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The perceived barriers to insulin therapy among type 2 diabetic patients.
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- The Barriers to Insulin Therapy Initiation in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Study of General Practitioner Perceptions in Huinan Community in South Shanghai.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
- Hypoglycemic Effect of an Herbal Decoction (Modified Gangsimtang) in a Patient with Severe Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Refusing Oral Anti-Diabetic Medication: A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Barriers and Attitudes of Primary Healthcare Physicians to Insulin Initiation and Intensification in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessing Barriers to Insulin Therapy among Omani Diabetic Patients Attending Three Main Diabetes Clinics in Muscat, Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
- Barriers and facilitators to insulin treatment: a phenomenological inquiry.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
- Impact of patients' beliefs about insulin on acceptance and adherence to insulin therapy: a qualitative study in primary care.BMC primary care · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundProblems may arise with insulin treatment, due to patients' perspective towards it leading to refusal.
objectivesTo evaluate diabetic patients' refusal towards insulin therapy, and to assess patients' perception and perceived barriers towards insulin.
methodsA cross-sectionalstudy, where type 2 diabetics participated in the study during a period, February through March 2017. They were interviewed in person by a questionnaire including three sections; socio-demography, medical history and a health belief model, comprising barriers to use insulin. Five points Likert scale was used to measure patients' perception and barriers towards insulin therapy.
resultsOne fourth (24.4%) of the diabetic patients refused insulin. Among the controlled group, 34.4% refused insulin, while 21% refused insulin among the uncontrolled group. The study showed different barriers towards insulin therapy, including fear of injection, pain, insulin injection needs help from others, fear of hypoglycaemia and embarrassment.
conclusionDiabetics showed a negative attitude towards insulin therapy due to social and psychological factors. The results necessitate the development of a strategy to address problems related with a reluctance to initiate insulin and put a strategy to implement education and better interaction with diabetic team to the stigma from phobia from insulin use.
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