Table 4.
Time Spent on Patient-initiated Phone Calls for CSII Versus MDI Participants During the 3-month Study
| Unscheduled Phone Calls | Unscheduled Visitsa | |
|---|---|---|
| CSII participants (n = 30) | ||
| Number of contacts | 238 | 19 |
| Average time spent per contact, minutes | 10 | NA |
| Average number of contacts per participantb | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Average total time spent per participant, minutesb | 82 | NA |
| MDI participants (n = 27) | ||
| Number of contacts | 360 | 13 |
| Average time spent per contact, minutes | 8 | 23 |
| Average number of contacts per participantb | 13.3 | 0.5 |
| Average total time spent per participant, minutesb | 106 | 11 |
Abbreviations: CSII, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; MDI, multiple daily injections.
a
Time was not tracked for CSII patients.
b
Averaged over all participants (ie, include participants with zero contacts).