Clinical Study

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

Table 3

Detailed perception of islet transplantation .

AgreeModerately agreeModerately disagreeDisagreeDo not know
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Stabilization of blood sugar level29 (43.3)29 (43.3)2 (3.0)1 (1.5)6 (9.0)
Its expensive39 (58.2)9 (13.4)1 (1.5)0 (0.0)18 (26.9)
There are few donors33 (49.3)10 (14.9)2 (3.0)1 (1.5)21 (31.3)
Fewer physical burdens7 (10.4)11 (16.4)7 (10.4)19 (28.4)23 (34.3)
Indispensable Immunosuppressant25 (37.3)8 (11.9)2 (3.0)1 (1.5)30 (44.8)
Performed positively abroad18 (26.9)16 (23.9)6 (9.0)5 (7.5)22 (32.8)
Only for poor control patients18 (26.9)11 (16.4)7 (10.4)25 (37.3)6 (9.0)
Complication is severe11 (16.4)7 (10.4)10 (14.9)3 (4.5)36 (53.7)
Possible at any large hospital0 ( 0.0)6 (9.0)7 (10.4)39 (58.2)14 (20.9)
Become insulin-free26 (38.8)22 (32.8)9 (13.4)3 (4.5)7 (10.4)

Item description was abbreviated.
(1)A: correct, B: wrong, C: not always correct.