Psychosocial Effects of the Loop Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery System
Authors' conclusion
The current findings support the broad and sustained benefits of Loop across multiple aspects of psychosocial well-being. Advancement and dissemination of such technologies has the potential to improve mental and physiological health among people living with type 1 diabetes.
Study context
- Population
- Adults, children and parents initiating Loop, an open-source automated insulin dosing system from the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement
- Participants
- 239 / 115 / 243
- Exposure
- Loop open-source AID: baseline vs 3 and 6 months
- Adultsn = 239
- Childrenn = 115
- Parentsn = 243
- Outcome
- Adults' psychosocial outcomes, baseline to 3 and 6 months
- Follow-up
- 3 and 6 months
Methodological detailssingle-group, pre-post
- Single-group
- Pre-post
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diabetes distress improved, 3 mo; 6 mo
t = −7.20 P < .001; t = −8.01
P < .001
Sleep quality improved, 3 mo; 6 mo
t = 6.81, P < .001; t = 2.98
P = .003
Fear of hypoglycemia improved, 3 mo; 6 mo
t = −4.42, P < .001; t = −4.97
P < .001
Hypoglycemia confidence improved, 3 mo; 6 mo
t = 8.68, P < .001; t = 7.96 P < .001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Parents' and children's psychosocial outcomes
- Significant improvements in parents' and children's sleep quality and parents' fear of hypoglycemia
Baseline predictors of psychosocial outcomes at 6 months
- Several baseline characteristics were associated with psychosocial outcomes at 6 months
Original publication
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