Table 2.
Effects of education and training on administration techniques in type 2 diabetic patients treated with insulin injections.
| Number of patients who: | Group A before education (visit1) | Group A after education (visit 2) | Group B before education (visit1) | Group B after education (visit 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| properly remix cloudy insulin | 1878 (51.4%) | 2864 (79.2%)* | 420 (57.8%) | 572 (80.8%*) |
| inject correctly into a lifted skin-fold with proper releasing and keep the pen needle under the skin for > 10 s | 2091 (90.3%) | 2488 (98.8%)* | 433 (92.5%) | 509 (99.6%*) |
| inject correctly at an angle of 90° | 2373 (66.2%) | 2525 (70.5%)* | 486 (66.8%) | 503 (70.9%*) |
| change every time the injection site | 2379 (64.5%) | 2964 (80.0%)* | 488 (69.0%) | 594 (80.9%*) |
| use the pen needle only once | 250 (6.7%) | 1068 (28.4%)* | 59 (8.0%) | 213 (28.8%*) |
| correctly prepare a pen for injection | 1714 (46.1%) | 3087 (83.4%)* | 388 (52.7%) | 614 (83.4%*) |
| correctly store used insulin | 3258 (87.0%) | 3513 (93.8%)* | 664 (89.9%) | 700 (94.3%*) |
| correctly store unused insulin | 3571 (95.0%) | 3719 (99.1%)* | 721 (96.9%) | 741 (99.6%*) |
*
Difference statistically significant, p < 0.001, visit 1 vs. visit 2.