Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Are Willing to Do More to Overcome Therapeutic Inertia: Results From a Double-Blind Survey
Article Figures & Tables
Figures
- FIGURE 1
Patients and physicians reporting discussing A1C goal-setting and timing expectations at basal insulin initiation.
- FIGURE 2
Patients’ willingness to make changes to reach their A1C goal. *P <0.01. Not all percentages sum to 100 because of rounding.
- FIGURE 3
Patients’ frustration levels over time. PHYS, physician; PT, patient. *P <0.0001. Not all percentages sum to 100 because of rounding.
Tables
- TABLE 1
Patient and Physician Demographic Characteristics
Characteristic Patients, % (n = 305) Age, years <40 22 40–49 17 50–59 22 ≥60 39 Sex Male 43 Female 57 Race/ethnicity White 77 Black 8 Hispanic 14 Asian 1 Metro type Urban 34 Suburban 41 Rural 25 U.S. geographic region Northeast 16 Midwest 23 South 44 West 17 Insurance (multi-response) Private/employer 41 Private/self-paid 11 Medicare 41 Medicaid 16 Veterans 6 No insurance 4 Other 2 Characteristic Physicians, % (n = 240) Specialty PCP (n = 160) 67 Endocrinologist (n = 80) 33 Practice years post-residency 2–10 28 11–20 44 21–35 28 Practice setting Office-based practice or clinic 45 Private group practice 46 Private independent practice 10 Metro type Urban 33 Suburban 50 Rural 17 - TABLE 2
Diabetes Management Priorities of Patients and Physicians for Patients on Basal Insulin
Priorities (up to three responses) Patients, % Physicians, % Maintaining your A1C goal over the long term 62 45 Staying healthy for your family 44 28 Not gaining weight 43 35 Taking your medications as prescribed 36 26 Making sure you can afford your medication 29 53 Avoiding side effects (hypoglycemia) 27 55 Achieving your A1C goal quickly 23 27 Being able to keep working 13 16 Maintaining an active social life 13 14 Other 1 1
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July 2020, 38(3)
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Are Willing to Do More to Overcome Therapeutic Inertia: Results From a Double-Blind Survey
