Open AccessDoes one-to-one demonstration with insulin pads by health-care providers improves the insulin administration techniques among diabetic patients of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India?
Author(s) -
Urvasi Kapoor,
Gomathi Ramasamy,
Kalaiselvi Selvaraj,
Jaya Prakash Sahoo,
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.192904
Subject(s) - syringe , medicine , vial , insulin , checklist , insulin pen , diabetes mellitus , pharmacy , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , nursing , endocrinology , psychology , chemistry , psychiatry , cognitive psychology
The study was aimed to capture the effect of using injection pads as a tool in educating the diabetic patients who were on insulin. The attitude and practice of the patients in storage of insulin vials and disposal of insulin syringes were also assessed.