Publications by authors named "Nicole Dagenbach"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare patient-reported outcomes and health measurements in individuals with type 1 diabetes using either traditional multiple daily injections (MDIs) or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) via two different insulin patch pumps (Solo and Omnipod).
- In a randomized trial with 181 participants, those using the Solo pump reported significantly better outcomes after 26 weeks compared to the MDI group, while no major differences were found between Solo and Omnipod users.
- The findings suggested that switching from MDI to CSII can enhance both psychosocial well-being and physiological health, with significant improvements noted for the Solo group compared to MDIs, but minimal differences observed between the Solo and Omnipod groups.
Introduction: Several clinical studies investigated improvements of patient outcomes due to diabetes management interventions. However, chronic disease management is intricate with complex multifactorial behavior patterns. Such studies thus have to be well designed in order to allocate all observed effects to the defined intervention and to exclude effects of other confounders as well as possible.
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