Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Joint Authors
Kazuma, Keiko
Mori, Yasumichi
Kato, Naoko
Yamamoto, Yuko
Nishigaki, Masakazu
Shiba, Teruo
Hayashi, Michio
Kobayashi, Tetsuro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This cross-sectional study based on self-administrated questionnaire was conducted to investigate knowledge, related factors, and sources of information regarding islet transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes in Japan.
Among 137 patients who provided valid responses, 67 (48.9%) knew about islet transplantation.
Their main source of information was newspapers or magazines (56.7%) and television or radio (46.3%).
However, 85.8% of patients preferred the attending physician as their source of information.
Although more than half of the patients were correctly aware of issues related to islet transplantation, the following specific issues for islet transplantation were not understood or considered, and there was little knowledge of them: need for immunosuppressants, lifestyle and dietary adaptations, fewer bodily burdens, and complications.
The experience of hypoglycaemia, a high level of academic background, frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose, and the use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion were related to higher knowledge about islet transplantation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamamoto, Yuko& Nishigaki, Masakazu& Kato, Naoko& Hayashi, Michio& Shiba, Teruo& Mori, Yasumichi…[et al.]. 2011. Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Transplantation،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamamoto, Yuko…[et al.]. Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Transplantation No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamamoto, Yuko& Nishigaki, Masakazu& Kato, Naoko& Hayashi, Michio& Shiba, Teruo& Mori, Yasumichi…[et al.]. Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Transplantation. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448559
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448559