The Importance of the Hawthorne Effect on Psychological Outcomes Unveiled in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Diabetes Technology

J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 May;12(3):735-736. doi: 10.1177/1932296817747293. Epub 2017 Dec 25.

Authors

Mary B Abraham^{1

2

3}, Jennifer A Nicholas^{1

2}, Michael Crone⁴, Trang T Ly^{1

2

3}, Elizabeth A Davis^{1

2

3}, Timothy W Jones^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, WA, Australia.
² 2 Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
³ 3 Division of Paediatrics, within the Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
⁴ 4 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Hawthorne effect; diabetes technology; fear of hypoglycemia; randomized controlled trial.

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / psychology
Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic
Female
Glucose / administration & dosage*
Humans
Hypoglycemia / psychology*
Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage*
Insulin / administration & dosage*
Insulin Infusion Systems
Male
Young Adult

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Glucose