PMID- 36015970
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220829
LR  - 20220901
IS  - 1424-8220 (Electronic)
IS  - 1424-8220 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 16
DP  - 2022 Aug 18
TI  - Glucometer Usability for 65+ Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Insights on Physical and 
      Cognitive Issues.
LID - 10.3390/s22166202 [doi]
LID - 6202
AB  - Background: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is of paramount relevance for 
      type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, past evidence shows that there 
      are physical and cognitive issues that might limit the usage of glucometers by 
      T2DM patients aged 65 years and over. Objective: Our aim was to investigate the 
      physical and cognitive issues related to the usage of glucometers by T2DM 
      patients aged 65 years and over. Materials and Methods: The extant literature was 
      analysed to define an original framework showing the logical nexus between 
      physical and cognitive issues and quality of life. Then we collected evidence 
      addressing the specific case of the Accu-Chek((R)) Instant glucometer produced by 
      Roche Diabetes Care GmbH, which implements new features claiming to improve 
      usability. We conducted 30 interviews with T2DM patients aged 65 years and over, 
      three interviews with senior nurses, and a focus group with three senior 
      physicians and three senior nurses. Results: From the interviews, both patients 
      and nurses declared that they were generally satisfied with the Accu-Chek((R)) 
      Instant glucometer's characteristics. In the focus group, the results were 
      commented on and, in the light of some diverging answers, improvements have been 
      set up for future implementation. Conclusions: Our study produces evidence and 
      future suggestions about the usage of glucometers by type 2 diabetes patients 
      aged 65 years and over.
FAU - Pinelli, Maria
AU  - Pinelli M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3993-0585
AD  - Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di 
      Milano, Via Lambruschini 4/B, 20156 Milan, Italy.
FAU - Lettieri, Emanuele
AU  - Lettieri E
AD  - Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di 
      Milano, Via Lambruschini 4/B, 20156 Milan, Italy.
FAU - Boaretto, Andrea
AU  - Boaretto A
AD  - Personalive S.r.l., Via Durando 38, 20158 Milan, Italy.
FAU - Casile, Carlo
AU  - Casile C
AD  - Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, Contrada Papardo, 98158 Messina, Italy.
FAU - Citro, Giuseppe
AU  - Citro G
AD  - ASP Basilicata, Via Torraca 2, 85100 Potenza, Italy.
FAU - Zazzaro, Bernardino
AU  - Zazzaro B
AD  - Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I degrees  UOS Endocrinologia, Via Testaferrata 1, 96100 
      Siracusa, Italy.
FAU - Ravazzoni, Adriana
AU  - Ravazzoni A
AD  - Presidio Ospedaliero Umberto I degrees  UOS Endocrinologia, Via Testaferrata 1, 96100 
      Siracusa, Italy.
LA  - eng
GR  - Roche (Italy)/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220818
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Sensors (Basel)
JT  - Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101204366
RN  - 0 (Blood Glucose)
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Blood Glucose
MH  - *Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring/instrumentation
MH  - Cognition
MH  - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
MH  - Humans
MH  - Quality of Life
PMC - PMC9416294
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - diabetes
OT  - glucometer
OT  - glucose monitoring
OT  - self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG)
OT  - usability
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/08/27 06:00
MHDA- 2022/08/30 06:00
PMCR- 2022/08/18
CRDT- 2022/08/26 01:46
PHST- 2022/07/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/08/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/08/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/08/26 01:46 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/08/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/08/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/08/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - s22166202 [pii]
AID - sensors-22-06202 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/s22166202 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sensors (Basel). 2022 Aug 18;22(16):6202. doi: 10.3390/s22166202.