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. 2023 Aug 29:11:1249299.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1249299. eCollection 2023.

Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop users' satisfaction of telemedicine and telenursing in pediatric and young adult type 1 diabetes

Marta Bassi  1   2 , Francesca Dufour  2 , Marina Francesca Strati  2 , Daniele Franzone  2 , Marta Scalas  2 , Barbara Lionetti  2 , Giordano Spacco  2 , Francesca Rizza  1 , Prisca Sburlati  2 , Emilio Casalini  2 , Stefano Parodi  3 , Giuseppe d'Annunzio  1 , Nicola Minuto  1
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Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop users' satisfaction of telemedicine and telenursing in pediatric and young adult type 1 diabetes

Marta Bassi et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Background and aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the satisfaction of the use of telemedicine and telenursing in children and young adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) using Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop systems (AHCL) with a focus on the role of connectivity, data download and the ease of technical steps in the set and sensor change procedures.

Methods: An online anonymous survey was administered to AHCL users. The questionnaire consisted of five Clusters: Cluster A-B-C included questions related to the general satisfaction in the use of telemedicine, Cluster D was focused on the role of data download and connectivity, Cluster E was related to satisfaction in telenursing and Cluster F to the perception of ease of execution of the technical steps like changing the infusion set and the sensor.

Results: We collected 136 completed questionnaires. 83.8% of AHCL users were overall satisfied with the quality of the telemedicine service. 88.2% of patients downloaded AHCL data before visits and the overall quality of televisits (data sharing, connectivity, ease of use) was satisfactory for 85.3% of users. Telenursing support during set and sensor change procedures was considered effective by 98% of AHCL users. The sensor and insulin infusion set change procedure is perceived as different for the two systems: set change simpler for Medtronic (p = 0.011) users, while sensor change was simpler for Tandem users (p = 0.009).

Conclusion: Telemedicine and telenursing have an essential role in diabetology and are highly appreciated in AHCL users. The nurse support in the education of the use of AHCL systems is effective and must be implemented. Unfortunately, not all patients have the technological tools needed for downloading data at home and using telemedicine services; this represents an important challenge for the future of diabetology and for the equity in accessibility to care.

Keywords: Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop; continuous glucose monitoring; insulin infusion set; telemedicine; telenursing; type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Overall ease of infusion set, and sensor replacement perceived by the patients.
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