Diabetes and technology: A pilot study on the management of patients with insulin pumps during the COVID-19 pandemic
| العنوان: | Diabetes and technology: A pilot study on the management of patients with insulin pumps during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| المؤلفون: | Stefania Scuri, Giulia Garda, Alexandra Florescu, Federica Faldetta, Giulio Nittari, Cristina De Carolis, Renato Rocchi, Paola Pantanetti, Iolanda Grappasonni, Getu Gamo Sagaro, Giovanni Cangelosi, Cuc Nguyen, Fabio Petrelli, Giulia Debernardi, Francesca Lavorgna |
| المصدر: | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice |
| بيانات النشر: | The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V., 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Blood Glucose, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Telemedicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, medicine.medical_treatment, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Pilot Projects, Article, Focus group, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Insulin Infusion Systems, Diabetes mellitus, Surveys and Questionnaires, Pandemic, Internal Medicine, medicine, T1DM, Tele-nursing, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Insulin, 030212 general & internal medicine, Monitoring, Physiologic, Type 1 diabetes, Health management system, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Public health, CSII, COVID-19, Disease Management, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Medical emergency, business |
| الوصف: | Background The recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the treatment process through IT/technological supports, useful in the management of chronic patients such as those affected by type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). Specific routes for fragile patients such as those with micro-infusers have been created thanks to the application of “Diabetes Technology,” which allows patients to monitor blood glucose quickly and easily. The present pilot study aimed to assess the quality of care provided to patients with micro-infusers in a delicate phase such as a pandemic lockdown. Materials and methods A mixed-methods approach was used. In the first part, with prior written consent, patients with insulin pumps enrolled voluntarily. In the second part, the focus group discussion (FGD) was carried out with the voluntarily enrolled participants. The FGD data were organized and analyzed by the thematic areas. Results The number of patients with afferent insulin pumps at the center was 50 individuals. Among them, 20 patients voluntarily joined the first part of the study by completing the PACIC questionnaire, which gave an average result of 3.34 (min. 2.2 and max. 4.2). In the second part, the application of the focus group technique demonstrated that technology is decisive in the management of diabetic pathology, not only in the emergency phase. Conclusions At the time of public health crises, alternative strategies such as Tele-Nursing or Telemedicine could be crucial for the management of patients with micro-infuser not only in critical moments, such as lockdown, but also in ordinary health management. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1872-8227 0168-8227 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::729798f024d663664b5c656d8fcccceaTest http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8277429Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....729798f024d663664b5c656d8fccccea |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 18728227 01688227 |
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