Treatment adherence with the easypod™ growth hormone electronic auto-injector and patient acceptance: survey results from 824 children and their parents

Table 5 Acceptance of the electronic auto-injector

		Number of respondents	Most positive answer	→			Least positive answer
			1	2	3	4	5
Device preparation	Ease	805	53.5	28.9	12.6	2.7	2.2
	Duration	806	53.2	31.6	12.7	0.99	1.5
Device use	Ease	779	62.6	29.8	5.8	1.0	0.77
	Duration	805	53.0	31.9	13.3	1.2	0.50
	Comfort	804	57.5	31.6	7.6	1.7	1.6
Device features	Grip	813	59.7	28.2	9.0	2.1	1.1
	Size	803	52.4	26.0	15.6	3.6	2.4
	Attractiveness	807	56.6	28.3	12.8	1.5	0.87
	Ease of cartridge change	801	58.8	27.0	10.4	2.9	1.0
	Ease of needle change	809	56.9	26.1	12.2	3.7	1.1
	Noise	807	51.7	32.3	12.1	2.6	1.2

Figures indicate the percentage of survey participants giving the indicated rating (scale of 1-5) in response to specific questions about the electronic auto-injector.

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