Clinical Study

Knowledge and Demand for Information about Islet Transplantation in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 2

Actual/desired information sources islet transplantation.

Actual(1)   Desired(2)  
(%) (%)

Attending physician9 (13.4)103 (85.8)
Other physician5 (7.5)35 (29.4)
Other medical professionals2 (3.0)32 (26.7)
Family2 (3.0)2 (1.7)
Other T1DM patients or patient society6 (9.0)22 (18.3)
Newspaper/magazine38 (56.7)43 (35.8)
TV/radio31 (46.2)31 (25.8)
Internet17 (25.4)36 (30.0)

(1)Only the subjects who answered that they knew islet transplantation.
(2)Only the subjects who answered that they required information about islet transplantation.