Insulin-Related Knowledge Among Health Care Professionals at a Tertiary Hospital

• DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.26.3.187
• Publication Date: 2013-08-15T13:03:08Z
• Authors: Melvin Kok Seng Lee; Zhenghong Liu; Timothy Peng Lim ...; Daniel Ek Kwang Chew
• Keywords: Insulin pen

In recent decades, the prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in many countries, including Singapore.1–3 Consequently, a large number hospital admissions are related either directly or indirectly to one its complications. Approximately 30% our tertiary (based on internal audit data).

Insulin therapy is required for management hyperglycemia patients with without diabetes. The main danger insulin use life-threatening hypoglycemia. Insulin five “high-alert” medications identified by Joint Commission Accreditation Healthcare Organizations have significant risk injurious consequences event medication error.4

Insulin grown more complex advent analogs and new regimens, presence knowledge gaps among health care professionals (HCPs) important factors resulting errors use.5 This compounded similar-sounding trade generic names (e.g., “lente” [an intermediate-acting human formulation] “Lantus” [the name long-acting analog glargine])6 systems which different HCPs responsible prescribing administering insulin.7

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists all play roles inpatient use. Studies Europe, America, South Asia shown deficits insulin-related workers.8–10 Nurses found inadequate teach basic administration skills,8,9 physicians give suboptimal American Diabetes Association [ADA] guidelines).10 However, knowledge, there no published studies from Singapore.

In this study, we used an anonymous survey assess at …