Insulin-Related Knowledge Among Health Care Professionals at a Tertiary Hospital

Lee, Melvin Kok Seng; Liu, Zhenghong; Quek, Timothy Peng Lim; Chew, Daniel Ek Kwang

doi:10.2337/diaspect.26.3.187

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“…For example, more nurses returned correct answers regarding insulin regimens than their junior medical colleagues. These results support those of Lee et al [19] and may be expected, as pharmacists are trained specifically in the knowledge of medication use, and nurses routinely administer insulin to patients. Our results thus support previous recommendations that pharmacists may be utilised to help minimise the amount of insulin-related medication errors [26].…”

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“…Doctors’ results appear to be consistent with this [16]. Other studies have shown that pharmacists achieve higher overall scores (86%, compared with 57% for doctors and 50% for nurses), with some inter-professional variation between scores for questions regarding insulin characteristics and prescription compared with preparation and administration [19].…”

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Assessment of Insulin-related Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Teaching Hospital in the United Kingdom

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Despite numerous strategies introduced to promote the safe use of insulin, insulin-related medication errors persist. Our aim was to examine the knowledge and self-reported confidence of a range of healthcare professionals regarding insulin use in a large teaching hospital in the North of England. A 16-item electronic questionnaire was prepared in light of locally reported insulin-related incidents and distributed electronically to all healthcare professionals at the hospital over a 4-week study period. A range of healthcare professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, junior doctors and consultants, completed the questionnaires (n = 109). Pharmacists achieved the greatest percentage of mean correct answers overall (49%), followed by consultant doctors (38%) and pharmacy technicians (37%), junior doctors (34%) and nurses (32%). Healthcare professionals were mainly “slightly confident” in their knowledge and use of insulin. Confidence level positively correlated to performance, but number of years’ experience did not result in higher confidence or performance. This small-scale study allowed for a broad assessment of insulin-related topics that have been identified both nationally and locally as particularly problematic. Identifying knowledge gaps may help tailor strategies to help improve insulin knowledge and patient safety.

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Assessment of Insulin-related Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Teaching Hospital in the United Kingdom

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“…long-acting, human, cloudy, biphasic). Inter-individual variation in insulin doses, regimens, and lack of knowledge or experience can further obscure the prescribing process [3,4]. This may also be compounded by a culture of reluctance to contest unclear insulin prescribing [5].…”

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Strategies to reduce insulin prescribing errors in UK hospitals: results from a national survey

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“…As the disease is incurable, the management of T1DM primarily requires lifelong insulin injections. Insulin is one of the five "high-alert" medications identified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (4). Hence medication adherence is pivotal for optimal glycaemic control, preventing disease progression and delaying complications.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practices on insulin therapy among patients with type 1 diabetes

Jagodage,

Sandamali,

Lenora

2023

Galle Med J

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Introduction: The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is increasing worldwide. Daily administration of multi-dose or single-dose Insulin therapy is the cornerstone in the treatment of T1DM. The recent studies highlighted the gap in knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards insulin therapy for the optimal control of hyperglycemia T1DM. The study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding insulin therapy among T1DM patients attending the diabetic clinic, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK).Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using an interviewer-administered questionnaire to elicit socio-demographic information and KAP towards insulin therapy. A total of 62 attending the diabetic clinic at THK were recruited.Results: The study population consisted of 91.9% early young adults (ages 18-25 years) while the remainder represented late young adults (ages 26 - 30 years). A good knowledge, attitude and practice were seen in 61.3%, 62.9% and 38.1% of the patients respectively. Age, level of education, duration of DM, regular clinic visits and favourable attitudes were associated with good knowledge whereas level of education, duration of DM, regular clinic visits and good knowledge were associated with favourable attitudes. Duration of DM and regular clinic visits were the only factors associated with good practices. Higher level of knowledge or higher level of education were not associated with good practices towards insulin therapy (p>0.05).Conclusions & recommendations: Though majority had good knowledge and attitudes, practices were unsatisfactory in the majority of them. Self-management education and training giving special attention to psychosocial aspects of living to improve self-care behaviour are recommended to address the gap between knowledge and practices.

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Insulin-Related Knowledge Among Health Care Professionals at a Tertiary Hospital

Cited by 11 publications

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Assessment of Insulin-related Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Teaching Hospital in the United Kingdom

Assessment of Insulin-related Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Teaching Hospital in the United Kingdom

Strategies to reduce insulin prescribing errors in UK hospitals: results from a national survey

Knowledge, attitude and practices on insulin therapy among patients with type 1 diabetes

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