Table 4.
Most common reasons given for missed injections
| Total (n = 412) |
Treatment-naïve (n = 296) |
Treatment-experienced (n = 116) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgot injection | 180 (43.7) | 135 (45.6) | 45 (38.8) |
| Device not working | 75 (18.2) | 54 (18.2) | 21 (18.1) |
| Short vacations, slept away from home | 52 (12.6) | 31 (10.5) | 21 (18.1) |
| Ran out of cartridges/needles | 53 (12.9) | 43 (14.5) | 10 (8.6) |
| Forgot drug/easypod™ | 32 (7.8) | 25 (8.5) | 7 (6.0) |
| Sick | 35 (8.5) | 23 (7.8) | 12 (10.3) |
| Afraid of using easypod™ | 12 (2.9) | 5 (1.7) | 7 (6.0) |
| Tired of injections | 18 (4.4) | 7 (2.4) | 11 (9.5) |
| Reconstitution issues | 13 (3.2) | 11 (3.7) | 2 (1.7) |
| Lack of caregiver to provide injection | 5 (1.2) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (1.7) |
| Too complicated/forgot how to use device | 4 (0.97) | 2 (0.68) | 2 (1.7) |
| Other | 11 (2.7) | 6 (2.0) | 5 (4.3) |
Data values represent number (percentage) of respondents who gave the indicated response as a reason for missing injections