Determining in-patient diabetes treatment satisfaction in the UK - the DIPSat study

Rutter, C. L., Jones, C., Dhatariya, Ketan, James, J., Irvine, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1936-3584, Wilson, E. C. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-1577, Singh, H., Walden, E., Holland, R., Harvey, I., Bradley, C. and Sampson, M. J. (2013) Determining in-patient diabetes treatment satisfaction in the UK - the DIPSat study. Diabetic Medicine, 30 (6). pp. 731-738. ISSN 0742-3071

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Abstract

Aims: To measure in-patient diabetes treatment satisfaction and its relationship to in-patient diabetes care. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, diabetes in-patient specialist nurses at 58 UK hospitals asked insulin-treated in-patients with diabetes to complete the recently updated Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for In-patients and a general questionnaire; 1319 in-patients completed these questionnaires. Results: Satisfaction with the general diabetes treatment items in the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for In-patients was high, but there were high levels of extreme dissatisfaction with meal choices, meal quality and lack of similarity of hospital meals to normal domestic choices—23% would never or rarely have made similar meal choices at home. Hyperglycaemia or hypoglycaemia was reported for much of the in-patient stay (20% and 7%, respectively) and 26% reported at least one severe hypoglycaemic episode; these groups had lower satisfaction with the timing of medication in relation to meals (P < 0.003). More frequent in-patient hyperglycaemia or hypoglycaemia were associated with significantly poorer overall satisfaction scores and negative well-being scores (both P < 0.0001). Previous experience of a multiple daily insulin injection regimen was associated with more dissatisfaction than other regimens (P < 0.01). Multiple regression models explained 36% of variability in overall treatment satisfaction, with most (22.4%) accounted for by satisfaction with time spent with a diabetes in-patient specialist nurse (P < 0.0001). Self-administration of insulin was independently associated with higher treatment satisfaction (P < 0.006) in this model. Conclusions: The DIPSat programme describes the complex relationships between diabetes in-patient treatment satisfaction and in-patient diabetes care.

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Additional Information: © 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK.
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2013 08:52
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2023 20:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42482
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12095

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