Interviews with Indigenous Maori with type 1 diabetes using open-source automated insulin delivery in the CREATE randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) is used by thousands of people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but has unknown generalisability to marginalised ethnic groups. This study explored experiences of Indigenous Māori participants in the CREATE trial with use of an open-source AID system to identify enablers/barriers to health equity.

Methods

The CREATE randomised trial compared open-source AID (OpenAPS algorithm on an Android phone with a Bluetooth-connected pump) to sensor-augmented pump therapy. Kaupapa Māori Research methodology was used in this sub-study. Ten semi-structured interviews with Māori participants (5 children, 5 adults) and whānau (extended family) were completed. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, and data were analysed thematically. NVivo

SUBMITTER: Burnside M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035484 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature