Patient perceptions of different lancing sites for self-monitoring of blood glucose: A comparison of fingertip site with palm site using the OneTouch® Ultra® blood glucose monitoring system

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 906-910

  Ito, Takao ^a,b   Kamoi, Kyuzi ^a   Minagawa, Shinichi ^a,b   Kimura, Keita ^a   Kobayashi, Akane ^a,b  

^a NAGAOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternate site blood glucose testing; Fingertip site; Palm site; Self monitoring of blood glucose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CICATRIX; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEAR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78049505569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681000400420     Document Type: Article

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