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. 2016 Jan 30;33(2):199–213. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0286-9

Table 2.

Frequency of completion of individual use steps during the formative and summative studies

Task, % Formative study Summative study
Patients Caregivers Healthcare professionals Patients Caregivers Healthcare professionals
Untrained (n = 24) Trained (n = 10) Untrained (n = 10) Untrained (n = 10) Untrained (n = 35) Trained (n = 16) Untrained (n = 17) Trained (n = 16) Untrained (n = 15)
Take autoinjector out of refrigerator; wait 30 min 96 100 90 100 97 100 88 100 93
Wash hands 92 90 100 100 94 100 100 100 93
Check expiration date 96 100 100 100 91 100 94 100 93
Check autoinjector for damage 79 80 100 100 89 100 94 100 87
Check the liquid 92 100 100 100 97 100 94 100 100
Choose an injection site 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Clean the site 96 100 100 100 97 100 82 100 93
Remove needle covera 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Position the autoinjector 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Pinch skin 88 100 80 100 91 100 100 94 93
Push down to unlock the autoinjectora 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Press buttona 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hold for count and/or wait until blue indicator stops movinga 96 100 100 90 97 100 100 100 100
Dispose used autoinjector into sharps container 100 100 90 100 94 100 100 100 100

Steps classified as ‘A—correct completion’ plus ‘D—performed with difficulty’

aTasks highlighted in bold are high-priority tasks, defined as those that required correct completion for successful dose delivery