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Table 3 Questionnaire for assessing the safety of insulin delivery device

From: Comparison of simplicity, convenience, safety, and cost-effectiveness between use of insulin pen devices and disposable plastic syringes by patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study from Bangladesh

Safety assessment questions

Sl. No.

Question

Options

Score*

1

How painful is the process of injecting your insulin?

Acceptable pain

1

Bearable pain

2

Unbearable pain

3

2

How many bruising episodes at injection sites have you had in the last 5 days?

None

1

1 episode

2

> 1 episode

3

3

How many episodes of high sugars (your perception) have you noticed in the last one week?

None

1

1 episode

2

> 1 episode

3

4

How many episodes of low sugars (your perception) have you noticed in the last one week?

None

1

1 episode

2

> 1 episode

3

5

How many times have your broken your insulin vial/cartridge in the past one year?

None

1

1 episode

2

> 1 episode

3

  1. *Scoring as per response. A minimum score of 5 and a maximum score of 15. A lower score indicates a safer device, and a higher score denotes a more unsafe device