Table 2.
Key study questionsa
| How many injections do you give per day? |
| What injection sites do you use? |
| When do you give your injections? |
| What needle length do you use? |
| Do you use the pinch-up technique? |
| If so, when do you release the pinch? |
| How long do you leave the needle in the skin after the injection? |
| Does the injection cause bleeding or bruising? |
| How often do you use the same needle? |
| At what angle do you insert the needle? 45°, 90° or other? |
| How would you describe the experience of injection in terms of pain? |
| b How important was it for you to use a short needle? |
| b What did using a 4 mm × 32 g needle feel like? |
a
This is a selection of questions; the full questionnaire is available on request.
b
These questions were only posed at the end.