Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in a study protocol
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00064190%3A_____%2F21%3AN0000021" target="_blank" >RIV/00064190:_____/21:N0000021 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00064203:_____/21:10423105 RIV/00216208:11130/21:10423105
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.004" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.004</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.004</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in a study protocol
Original language description
Letter: We read with interest the protocol of the SUGAR intervention study by Almomani et al. that was published recently in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy.1 The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacist-led patient counselling on reducing hypoglycaemic at-tacks in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although we agree with the most parts of the protocol outline, we would like to make one comment focused on impaired awareness of hypoglycemia (IAH) that may contribute to a further and more detailed discussion of the issue. Up to 10% of insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes develop IAH, which greatly increases the risk of mild and severe hypoglycemia.2 As these patients usually report any or only reduced number of hypoglycemia, we believe that the involvement of such pa-tients into the study might significantly negatively influence the study results. Thus we recommend using, for example, a method of Gold et al. to evaluate the presence and level of IAH.3 This method poses the question “do you know when your hypos are commencing?” The respondent then completes a 7-point Likert scale, with 1 representing “always aware” and 7 representing “never aware”. A score of ≥4 implies IAH, and we suggest to exclude these individuals from the study. With great respect, we suggest taking these comments into consid-eration if the study protocol will be revisited.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY
ISSN
1551-7411
e-ISSN
1934-8150
Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
1
Pages from-to
1447-1447
UT code for WoS article
000688298700021
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85101683436