Table 2.
Positive Perceptions of Injection Device Attributes (N = 32)
| Injection Device Attribute | Number of Patients Reporting Positive Perceptions | Example Quotations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spontaneousa | Promptedb | Totalc | ||
| Injection preparation | 21 | 9 | 30 | You just put the needle on top, screw the needle on, and you set the—the dial, and you press the button. So, it’s very easy. |
| Injection comfort | 10 | 18 | 28 | … it was painless. |
| Needle | 13 | 15 | 28 | I like that I’m not having to put the needle in myself. |
| Dose delivery confidence/confirmation | 12 | 16 | 28 | It’s premeasured and all I have to do is make sure that it’s mixed and inject. |
| Injection frequency | 8 | 17 | 25 | I do not have to inject the [medication] every day, but only once a week. I think that is just great. |
| Selecting dose | 11 | 14 | 25 | The pen does it itself…I like that. I wouldn’t like to select how much I needed each day as I believe you have to with some insulins. |
| Disposal | 3 | 21 | 24 | Everything is fine on the way you take it apart and dispose of it. |
| Time requirements | 5 | 19 | 24 | It’s very quick and easy. |
| Size | 7 | 16 | 23 | It’s compact in size, you can carry it in your pocket. |
| Design/appearance | 3 | 19 | 22 | There’s bright colors on there as well, so obviously it’s easy to notice or easy to spot. I know it’s separate from my other medication. |
| Storage | 6 | 16 | 22 | It’s, you know, it’s a little compact, so it doesn’t take much space. |
| Portability | 6 | 15 | 21 | It is easy to carry with me. |
| Dosing schedule | 11 | 9 | 20 | It is routine now and when it is routine all that becomes automatic and so I actually do not forget because it is always the next item on the agenda after breakfast. |
| Injection timing/flexibility | 2 | 17 | 19 | It gives you a lot more control, a lot more freedom of not being able to take it if you’re not—you know, when it’s convenient for you. |
| Discreetness | 0 | 11 | 11 | I don’t want everyone to know what I’m taking. But then it’s very discreet that it looks like I might be using it just to write something, but it’s not. |
| Confidence in appropriate device usage | 7 | 2 | 9 | I liked how the little, uh, thing popped out of the end of the pen, the little pump thing, pops out at the end of the pen, I really like that because it showed me that I did it correctly. |
aConcepts introduced by participants without prior mention by the interviewer
bConcepts endorsed by participants in response to prompting from the interviewer
cThe total number of participants endorsing a concept either spontaneously or in response to prompting