AIMS: To define clinically relevant cut-off points for severe @entity14062 ( @entity14062 ) and self-testing (FST) ( @entity913 ) in insulin-treated @entity1 with @entity6 , and to estimate the magnitude of these @entity913 in our research population. METHODS: @entity14062 and FST were assessed in a cross-sectional survey using the @entity6 Fear of Injecting and Self-testing Questionnaire (D-FISQ). A sample of 24 insulin-treated adult @entity6 @entity1 was selected from the high-scorers on @entity14062 and/or FST (> or = 95th percentile). @entity14062 and FST were re-assessed, after which @entity1 participated in a behavioural avoidance test (BAT), thereby determining the current level of avoidance of either self-injecting or self-testing. @entity14062 and FST scores were linked to the outcome of the BATs. Cut-off scores for severe @entity14062 /FST were determined and extrapolated to the total study population (n = 1275). RESULTS: Seven @entity1 participated in the self-injecting BAT: two @entity1 refused to perform an extra injection. In the self-testing BAT (n = 17) four @entity1 declined to perform the extra blood @entity413 self-test. Extrapolation of @entity14062 and FST cut-off scores to the total research population showed that 0.2-1.3% of the population scored in the severe @entity14062 range. In FST, 0.6-0.8% of the total study population obtained scores in the cut-off range. CONCLUSIONS: Severe @entity14062 and FST, characterized by emotional distress and avoidance behaviour, seems to occur in a small group of insulin-treated @entity1 with @entity6 . The D-FISQ can be of use to health care professionals (physicians, nurse specialists) in quickly providing valuable information on levels of @entity14062 and FST in @entity6 @entity1 .

@entity913 of self-injecting and self-testing in insulin-treated XXXX @entity1 : opportunities for screening.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['Diabetes', 'diabetic', 'diabetes'] @entity913 :: ('MESH:D010698', 'Disease') :: ['phobia', 'phobias'] @entity14062 :: ('MESH:D012652', 'Disease') :: ['fear of self-injecting', 'FSI'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['diabetes']
