Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott1, Irene Blackberry2, David N O'Neal3, John S Furler4, Jane Speight5. 1. The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, 570 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000, VIC, Australia; School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: etruscott@acbrd.org.au. 2. Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley St, Carlton 3052, VIC, Australia; John Richards Initiative, Australian Institute of Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University, PO Box 821, Wodonga 3689, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: i.blackberry@latrobe.edu.au. 3. Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, 3065, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: dno@unimelb.edu.au. 4. Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley St, Carlton 3052, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: j.furler@unimelb.edu.au. 5. The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Diabetes Victoria, 570 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne 3000, VIC, Australia; School of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, VIC, Australia; AHP Research, 16 Walden Way, Hornchurch RM11 2LB, United Kingdom. Electronic address: jspeight@acbrd.org.au.
Abstract
AIMS: To determine 'hypothetical willingness' to initiate insulin, and identify associated factors, among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in primary care for whom insulin is clinically indicated. METHODS:Eligible participants were adults with T2DM with an HbA1c ≥7.5% (58mmol/mol) and prescribed maximum oral hypoglycaemic agents. A total of 261 participants were recruited from 74 Victorian general practices: mean age 62±10 years; 39% (n=103) women; diabetes duration 10±6 years; HbA1c 9.0±1.3% (75±14mmol/mol). Data collected by the Stepping Up Study: demographic and clinical characteristics, 'willingness' to initiate insulin, insulin appraisals, depressive symptoms, and diabetes-related distress. A multinomial regression investigated predictors of 'willingness'. RESULTS:Nineteen percent (n=50) were 'very willing' to initiate insulin, if recommended. The final regression model (R(2)=.44, χ(2)(12) 145.91, p<.001) demonstrated higher socioeconomic status and less negative attitudes to insulin were associated with increased willingness to initiate insulin. CONCLUSIONS: Among adults with T2DM for whom insulin is clinically indicated, only one in five are 'very willing' to begin insulin therapy. Independent of demographics, clinical factors and emotional wellbeing, insulin appraisals were associated with 'willingness'. This study highlights the importance of addressing attitudinal barriers to insulin therapy among adults with T2DM in primary care to improve insulin receptiveness.
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AIMS: To determine 'hypothetical willingness' to initiate insulin, and identify associated factors, among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in primary care for whom insulin is clinically indicated. METHODS: Eligible participants were adults with T2DM with an HbA1c ≥7.5% (58mmol/mol) and prescribed maximum oral hypoglycaemic agents. A total of 261 participants were recruited from 74 Victorian general practices: mean age 62±10 years; 39% (n=103) women; diabetes duration 10±6 years; HbA1c 9.0±1.3% (75±14mmol/mol). Data collected by the Stepping Up Study: demographic and clinical characteristics, 'willingness' to initiate insulin, insulin appraisals, depressive symptoms, and diabetes-related distress. A multinomial regression investigated predictors of 'willingness'. RESULTS: Nineteen percent (n=50) were 'very willing' to initiate insulin, if recommended. The final regression model (R(2)=.44, χ(2)(12) 145.91, p<.001) demonstrated higher socioeconomic status and less negative attitudes to insulin were associated with increased willingness to initiate insulin. CONCLUSIONS: Among adults with T2DM for whom insulin is clinically indicated, only one in five are 'very willing' to begin insulin therapy. Independent of demographics, clinical factors and emotional wellbeing, insulin appraisals were associated with 'willingness'. This study highlights the importance of addressing attitudinal barriers to insulin therapy among adults with T2DM in primary care to improve insulin receptiveness.
Authors: Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott; Edith E Holloway; Hanafi M Husin; John Furler; Virginia Hagger; Timothy C Skinner; Jane Speight Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2022-02-21 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: John Furler; David Norman O'Neal; Jane Speight; Irene Blackberry; Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis; Sharmala Thuraisingam; Katie de La Rue; Louise Ginnivan; Jessica Lea Browne; Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott; Kamlesh Khunti; Kim Dalziel; Jason Chiang; Ralph Audehm; Mark Kennedy; Malcolm Clark; Alicia Josephine Jenkins; Danny Liew; Philip Clarke; James Best Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-07-17 Impact factor: 2.692