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. 2020 Dec 28;12(7):1193–1201. doi: 10.1111/jdi.13471

Table 2.

Treatment satisfaction in both groups

Bolus first Basal first P
Item 1 5.1 ± 1.4 4.7 ± 1.3 0.166
Item 2 2.4 ± 1.5 2.9 ± 1.8 0.317
Item 3 1.0 ± 1.3 1.5 ± 1.6 0.235
Item 4 4.0 ± 1.4 4.5 ± 1.3 0.307
Item 5 4.1 ± 1.5 4.2 ± 1.1 0.890
Item 6 4.5 ± 0.9 4.9 ± 0.9 0.151
Item 7 5.0 ± 1.0 4.7 ± 1.0 0.312
Item 8 4.3 ± 1.4 4.5 ± 1.4 0.604
Sum 26.9 ± 5.9 27.5 ± 5.2 0.742

‘Satisfaction with the treatment’ for item 1, ‘Perceived hyperglycemia frequency’ for item 2, ‘Perceived hypoglycemia frequency’ for item 3, ‘Convenience of the treatment’ for item 4, ‘Flexibility of the treatment’ for item 5, ‘Understanding of your diabetes’ for item 6, ‘Recommend to others’ for item 7 and ‘Wish to continue treatment’ for item 8. Sum was the overall treatment satisfaction score, which was calculated as the sum of Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire items 1 (satisfaction with the treatment), 4 (convenience of the treatment), 5 (flexibility of the treatment), 6 (understanding of your diabetes), 7 (recommend to others) and 8 (wish to continue treatment). Data are means ± standard deviation. P‐value for the intragroup comparison (end‐point).