Development and validation of the insulin treatment satisfaction questionnaire

Evaluation of quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients

“…18,19 It has been demonstrated that patients' QOL and satisfaction are related to treatment, improved after good glycemic control and better quality of physical activity and diet. 20 It is now believed that a good medical care and self-care practices can suspend complications and improve the QOL among patients. 21 While the HRQOL of diabetic patients in Iran is one of the most important outcome measures, there are limited studies that evaluated the quality of people with diabetes in southwest of Iran.…”

Diabetes treatment-related quality of life is associated with levels of self-care activities in insulin injection among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: Diabetes Distress and Care Registry at Tenri (DDCRT 8)

“…Although there were several questionnaires developed to assess patient perceptions of insulin therapy that could affect insulin adherence [13,[15][16][17][18][19][20], few of these studies assessed the association between the factors that could affect insulin adherence and levels of self-care activities in insulin injection in other than Western countries. A recent study found that insulin injection-related problems such as interference with daily activities, injection pain and embarrassment were independent risk factors for insulin omission [21].…”

Utilities and disutilities for attributes of injectable treatments for type 2 diabetes

“…Injection regimens that have greater flexibility with respect to mealtimes and eating patterns are thought to be associated with greater treatment satisfaction and quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes [31][32][33]. Improved treatment convenience and satisfaction is likely to facilitate treatment adherence, which would lead to improved glycemic control [31,34,35].…”