Psychosocial aspects of implantable insulin pump therapy in diabetic individuals.
Results of this descriptive study suggest that overall the subjects perceived the implantable insulin pump as having a positive impact on their lives. Subjects saw the importance of their role as well as the role of health care professionals in management of their diabetes. The subjects indicated that the advantages of improved blood glucose control outweighed the inconveniences of implantable insulin pump therapy; however, because of the small sample size and nature of the study these findings can not be generalized to other implantable pump recipients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires