Abstract
AbstractBackground: Management of type 1 diabetes places a considerable burden upon patients in terms of frequent insulin injections and blood glucose monitoring.Aims: Patients’ fears and thoughts concerning diabetes and treatment were explored in two focus groups. The features of insulin therapy most likely to influence treatment preferences of type 1 patients were investigated. These features would then be used to inform a quantitative patient preference study using a discrete choice experiment.Method: This qualitative study utilised two focus groups, guided by a detailed discussion script based upon clinician input and literature review. Six main topics related to diabetes and insulin therapy were discussed; impact on patient’s lifestyle, hypoglycaemic events, predictability and ability to maintain blood glucose levels within recommended targets, injection devices, and negative effects of insulin therapies. In addition, the value people would place on improved insulin therapy measured in terms of their...
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