Reduced Worries of Hypoglycaemia,High Satisfaction,and Increased Perceived Ease of Use after Experiencing Four Nights of MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas at Home (DREAM4)

Aims. this study assesses the impact of using an ap-system at home on fear of hypoglycaemia. in addition,satisfaction and acceptance of the new technology are evaluated. methods. in a multicentre,multinational study of 75 patients using the md-logic ap during four consecutive nights in home setting 59 of them (aged 10-54 years,54% male,hba1c 7.89 ± 0.69% [62.72 ± 7.51 mmol/mol],diabetes duration 11.6 ± 8.4 yrs) answered standardized questionnaires (hfs,adapted tam,and ap satisfaction) before and after using the ap. results. after experiencing the ap in home setting worries of hypoglycaemia were significantly reduced (before 1.04 ± 0.53 versus after 0.90 ± 0.63; p=0.017). perceived ease of use as a measure of acceptance with the ap significantly increased after personal experience (before 4.64 ± 0.94 versus after 5.06 ± 1.09; p=0.002). the overall satisfaction mean score after using the ap was 3.02 ± 0.54 (range 0-4),demonstrating a high level of satisfaction with this technology. conclusions. the four-night home-based experience of using md logic ap was associated with reduced worries of hypoglycaemia,high level of satisfaction,and increased perceived ease of use of the new technology in children,adolescents,and adults. © 2015 claudia ziegler et al.