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Table 4 Median score (25°–75° percentile) for the two factors retained from factor analysis according to different levels of time spent teaching a patient how to self-inject insulin with insulin pens, according to patient’s experience with insulin injection

From: Determinants of nurse satisfaction using insulin pen devices with safety needles: an exploratory factor analysis

 

Naïve insulin user patients

Experienced insulin user patients

 

n

Factor 1a

Factor 2b

n

Factor 1a

Factor 2b

Time spent to teach how to use insulin pens

      

 <5 min

4

20 (16.5; 20)

18.5 (16; 20)

20

20 (17; 20)

19.5 (17; 20)

 <15 min

24

  

20

19 (16; 20)

18 (16; 19)

 <30 min

9

19 (16; 20)

19 (16; 19)

2

17 (14; 19)

14 (8; 19)

 31+ min

1

  

5

  

Kruskal-Wallis test p-value

-

0.6

0.3

-

0.09

0.04

  1. When the number of patients was low (below 5), the original time categories were further collapsed to increase the size
  2. a:sum of responses to the following items: feeling comfortable, convenience, improvement, ease of use (item 6, 3, 8, 4). 1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree
  3. b:sum of responses to the following items: satisfaction in dose preparation and administration (item 5, 1, 2, 7). 1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree