@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006205,
 author = {Suzuki, Katsunori and Nishiyama, Yoko and Okahata, Keiko and Eino, Yumiko and Ohara, Nobumasa and Yamada, Ayako and Morikawa, Hiroshi and Aizawa, Yoshifusa},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {Acta medica et biologica, Acta medica et biologica},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {The present study examined whether quality of life (QOL) in type 2 diabetic patients is improved by switching from NovoPen 3000(cartridge injector) to FlexPen(FLX) (prefilled injector). A selfadministered questionnaire survey was conducted for 105 outpatients with type 2 diabetes in our hospital at approximately one month after switching from a cartridge injector to FLX. Before this study, all patients had used a cartridge injector for more than three months or as many. Combining "very good" and "good" responses, almost all items were assessed to be favorable by more than 60% of patients regarding the usability of FLX in comparison with a cartridge injector. In particular, 79% and 73% of patients favorably assessed "ease of reading unit numbers"and "ease of adjusting dosage", respectively. In addition, 80.6% of patients answered that they became accustomed to using FLX "very quickly" after switching. On the contrary, 38% of patients negatively assessed "ease of pushing the injection button", and some disadvantages were identified. Overall, switching from a cartridge injector to FLX was smoothly achieved with some degree of improvement in patient QOL..},
 pages = {109--117},
 title = {Investigation of Injector Usability following a Switch from NovoPen 300 to FlexPen},
 volume = {54},
 year = {2006}
}