Development of a Scale to Assess the Safe Disposal of Insulin Pen Needles in Patients With Diabetes: A Delphi Study
Using assessment tools for safely disposing of insulin pen needles has practical implications. The development of this scale can be used to assess the disposal behaviour of patients with diabetes towards discarded needles and provide a basis for intervention by health care professionals.
Authors
- Juan Ge
- Yuqin Han
- Wenjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8477-071X)
- R Li
- Limei Zheng
- Wah Yang
Institutions
- Xian Central Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital (CN)
- Zhujiang Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Jian Qiao University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70394
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission