A study of adults with type 1 diabetes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A study of adults with type 1 diabetes: investigating insulin omission
IRAS ID
183272
Contact name
Sophie Ames
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of East Anglia
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
This study aims to explore diabetes self-management, and is especially interested in the management of insulin. People with diabetes may need to take insulin to manage their blood sugar. However, sometimes they may choose to take less insulin than recommended, or to miss insulin injections completely. In the literature this behaviour is referred to as ‘insulin omission’ . Insulin omission can lead to high blood sugar levels, and cause serious health problems. This study aims to explore insulin omission. There will be three parts to this:
A) Exploring some of the reasons for insulin omission so that it can be better understood.
B) Collating and developing questions about this behaviour in order that it can be more specifically measured.
C) Investigating whether the constructs known to be associated with diabetes self-management, depression and self efficacy in particular, are also associated with insulin omission as measured by this study.There will firstly be a development phase (phase 1), where a draft questionnaire about insulin, based on existing measures, will be shown to patients and clinicians with experience of diabetes. They will be involved in developing this questionnaire. This will be done in clinical settings for example a meeting with diabetes clinicians lasting around 30 minutes, or online.
Phase 2 will involve people with diabetes filling out a series of questionnaires online, which can be done at home. This will include the insulin questionnaire developed in phase 1. People taking part will be asked about the things that they do to manage their diabetes, some specific questions about insulin, their experiences, their mood, and how much they feel able to manage these things. By better understanding these topics, it is hoped that interventions for people with diabetes can be better informed and more effective.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SW/0121
Date of REC Opinion
24 May 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion