1,061
Views
85
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Are patients with type 2 diabetes reluctant to start insulin therapy? An examination of the scope and underpinnings of psychological insulin resistance in a large, international population

, , &
Pages 1169-1174 | Accepted 15 Mar 2011, Published online: 06 Apr 2011

References

  • Brown JB, Nichols GA. Slow response to loss of glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Am J Manag Care 2003;9:213-17
  • Grant RW, Cagliero E, Dubey AK, et al. Clinical inertia in the management of Type 2 diabetes metabolic risk factors. Diabet Med 2004;21:150-5
  • Polonsky WH, Fisher L, Guzman S, et al. Psychological insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes: the scope of the problem. Diabetes Care 2005;28:2543-5
  • Snoek FJ. Breaking the barriers to optimal glycaemic control – what physicians need to know from patients’ perspectives. Int J Clin Pract 2002;129:80-4
  • Larkin ME, Capasso VA, Chen CL, et al. Measuring psychological insulin resistance: barriers to insulin use. Diabetes Educat 2008;34:511-17
  • Nakar S, Yitzhaki G, Rosenberg R, et al. Transition to insulin in Type 2 diabetes: family physicians’ misconception of patients’ fears contributes to existing barriers. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 2007;21:220-6
  • Makine C, Karsidag C, Kadioglu P, et al. Symptoms of depression and diabetes-specific emotional distress are associated with a negative appraisal of insulin therapy in insulin-naive patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. A study from the European Depression in Diabetes [EDID] Research Consortium. Diabet Med 2009;26:28-33
  • Snoek FJ, Skovlund SE, Pouwer F. Development and validation of the insulin treatment appraisal scale (ITAS) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Health Qual Life Outcome 2007;5:69
  • Peyrot M, Rubin RR, Lauritzen T, et al. Resistance to insulin therapy among patients and providers: results of the cross-national Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs (DAWN) study. Diabetes Care 2005;28:2673-9
  • Deutskens E, De Ruyter K, Wetzels M, et al. Response rate and response quality of internet-based surveys: an experimental study. Marketing Letters 2004;15:21-36
  • Khanderia U, Townsend KA, Erickson SR, et al. Medication adherence following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: assessment of beliefs and attitudes. Ann Pharmacother 2008;42:192-9
  • Phatak HM, Thomas J 3rd. Relationships between beliefs about medications and nonadherence to prescribed chronic medications. Ann Pharmacother 2006;40:1737-42
  • Pound P, Britten N, Morgan M, et al. Resisting medicines: a synthesis of qualitative studies of medicine taking. Soc Sci Med 2005;61:133-55
  • Polonsky WH, Jackson RA. What’s so tough about taking insulin? Addressing the problem of psychological insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. Clin Diabetes 2004;22:147-50
  • Kunt T, Snoek FJ. Barriers to insulin initiation and intensification and how to overcome them. Int J Clin Pract Suppl 2009;164:6-10
  • Polonsky WH. Psychological insulin resistance: the patient perspective. Diabetes Educat 2007;33:248S-250S

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.