Attitudes and behaviors of patients with diabetes towards insulin treatment

Objective: Insulin treatment for diabetes helps prevent complications. The views and attitudes of people with diabetes towards insulin have a significant impact on treatment adherence and health outcomes. This study aimed to understand the attitudes of people with diabetes towards insulin treatment and the psychosocial factors associated with them. Methods: The study included 225 patients who applied to the Diabetes-Obesity Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary hospital, who were diabetic, using insulin and/or oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD), over 18 years of age, not pregnant, and able to self-inject. The patient identification form, the DASS-21, and the ITAS scales were used to collect data. Results: In our study, the mean positive attitude of the ITAS was 9.51; the mean negative attitude of the ITAS was 41.28; and the mean total score of the ITAS was 50.80. Anxiety was observed in 54.7% of the participants, depression in 44.4%, and stress in 30.7%. There was a positive correlation between age and ITAS total score (r=0.405; p