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. 2022 Dec 2;12(1):20835.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24180-y.

Diabetes-related research priorities of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Germany

Sandra Olivia Borgmann  1   2   3 , Marlo Verket  4   5   6 , Veronika Gontscharuk  7   8   4 , Bettina Bücker  9 , Sabine Arnolds  10 , Olaf Spörkel  4   5 , Stefan Wilm  9 , Andrea Icks  7   8   4
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Diabetes-related research priorities of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Germany

Sandra Olivia Borgmann et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

To investigate (i) the importance and priorities of research objectives for people with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM); (ii) subgroups with specific research priorities; (iii) associated factors (e.g., sociodemographic characteristics) of the subgroups. The cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 using data from 869 respondents (29.0% response, 31.2% female, mean age 61.3 years, 62.7% T2DM) from a German statutory health insurance population. Diabetes-related research priorities were assessed with a questionnaire. Subgroups and associated factors were identified using latent class analysis. Three subgroups were found in T1DM: (1) high priority for the research topic 'healing diabetes' and moderate priority for the research topic 'prevention of long-term complications', (2) priorities for simplifying handling (high) and stress reduction (moderate), (3) priorities for healing diabetes (high) and simplifying handling (high). Three subgroups were found in T2DM: (1) priorities for simplifying handling (moderate), diabetes prevention (moderate) and prevention of long-term complications (moderate), (2) priorities for stress reduction (high) and diabetes prevention (moderate), (3) priorities for simplifying handling (high) and stress reduction (high). Classes differed in age and HbA1c. Knowledge about research priorities enables researchers to align their work with the needs of people with diabetes.

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Importance of objectives concerning future diabetes research stratified by type of diabetes (T1DM n = 295, T2DM n = 523).
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Priorities of people with T1DM (n = 295) and T2DM (n = 523) regarding future diabetes-related research objectives.
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Priorities of people with T1DM (n = 295) and T2DM (n = 523) regarding categories of future diabetes-related research objectives.
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Figure 4
LCA with 3 classes and covariates (T1DM, n = 287, T2DM, n = 435).
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