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H14: Device Satisfaction: TRIM-Diabetes Device total and device Function and Bother will significantly increase as fear of injections (D-FISQ) decreases (for those on any injectable treatment).
In order to assess the proportion of patients presenting symptoms of fear of injections, they were also asked to complete the Diabetes Fear of Injecting and Self-testing Questionnaire (D-FISQ) at baseline [ 28].
For almost sixteen years, I suffered from a severe case of either "Aichmophobia", a fear of needles or perhaps it was "Trypanophobia", a fear of injections.
Within these categories contain phobias such as arachnophobia (fear of spiders), trypanophobia (fear of injections), cynophobia (fear of dogs) and agoraphobia (fear of being in crowds), according to Raquel Cumba, a licensed clinical psychologist in New York.
Insulin management can also be difficult because of fear of injections and varying insulin needs.
The drop in fear of injections from 47% agreeing to 6% (mean score change from 3.1 to1.4) is most striking.
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Because the fear of injection-related pain is a real barrier to successful initiation of injectable therapy, this section describes how various needle attributes may influence injection pain, including length, gauge (diameter), bevel design, and other enhancements that reduce needle wall size (microtapering).
Pain originating from intramuscular (IM) injection should not be underestimated, because a painful injection might incite severe fear of injection, which may lead a patient to delay seeking medical help.
Particularly meaningful were fear of injection pain and discomfort about IUD usage, both affecting contraceptive choices.
Other minority groups (Hispanics, American Indians, and Pacific Islanders) also had significantly higher fear of injection than whites (P = 0.031).
The other reason for fear of injection is apprehension of self-injection, which was common (40%) among insulin naïve patients [ 13, 27].
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