Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at the end of the study
N of responders | 53 |
Mean age (SD) | 36.2 (8.5) |
Women (%) | 85.4 |
Nursing degree (%) | 65.9 |
Time practicing as a nurse (%) | |
Less than 1 year | 0.0 |
1 to 3 years | 18.9 |
3 to 5 years | 9.4 |
5 to 10 years | 15.1 |
10+ years | 56.6 |
Experience with insulin administration (%) | |
None | 0.0 |
Limited (up to 5 pts) | 3.9 |
Average (up to 20 pts) | 15.7 |
Substantial (up to 50 pts) | 9.8 |
Extensive (50+ pts) | 70.6 |
Experience using insulin pens (%) | 94.3 |