Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) to Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) from the International Diabetes Management Practices Study (IDMPS)

Introduction: Achieving optimal HbA1c in people with T1D requires good treatment acceptance and self-management. Methods: IDMPS is an international, observational study investigating care practices and clinical profiles of people with diabetes in developing countries. The present analysis of Wave 8 evaluated PROs in people with T1D and their associations with glycemic control using 1) the chronic treatment acceptance questionnaire (ACCEPT) to assess acceptance of long-term medication advantages/disadvantages, and 2) the diabetes self-management questionnaire (DSMQ) to assess health-related behaviors. Results: Of 1103 people with T1D (mean ± SD age 34 ± 12 years, diabetes duration 14 ± 10 years, HbA1c 8.6 ± 2.0 %, 52% were women and 19% had HbA1c <7 %) from 13 countries, 69% reported 0-2 hours of diabetes-related education in total, and 52% had experienced hypoglycemia symptoms within the previous 3 months. Most patients completed ACCEPT (99%) and DSMQ (99%) . Acceptance was high for medication effectiveness and side effects, but low for length of treatment, regimen constraints, and medication inconvenience (Figure A) . Self-management scores were low, particularly for physical activity and health care use (Figure B) . Conclusions: Further education for people with T1D could improve self-management and consequently could benefit medication effectiveness. Disclosure J. J. Gagliardino: None. J. C. Chan: Board Member; Asia Diabetes Foundation, Consultant; Bayer AG, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Celltrion, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Roche Diabetes Care, Viatris Inc., Research Support; Applied Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Company, Hua Medicine, Servier Laboratories, Stock/Shareholder; GemVCare Ltd. P. Aschner: Advisory Panel; Merck & Co., Inc., Sanofi, Speaker's Bureau; AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Novo Nordisk. H. M. Ilkova: Advisory Panel; Novo Nordisk. A. Ramachandran: None. J. Mbanya: Advisory Panel; Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Servier Laboratories. M. V. Shestakova: None. V. Pilorget: None. L. Melas-melt: None. J. Chantelot: Employee; Sanofi, Stock/Shareholder; Sanofi. Funding Sanofi