Focus Group & human factors identification

This deliverable is directly related to Task 51Semistructured interviews in different user population subgroupsPatients will be interviewed with regard to potential benefits and barriers for adoption of the new technology In addition interviews will focus on human factors associated with successful longterm use as well as on vigilance to ensure early identification of any problems and malfunctions These interviews will be conducted in three different subgroups with 10 patients with type 1 diabetes per group 1675 years equal gender distribution 1 Multiple Daily Insulin injection therapy Continuous Glucose Monitoring CGM users 2 Insulin pump CGM users 3 patients with selfbuilt closedloop system For these interviews mock versions of the charging belt and control unit will be handed to patient to explore their perception and ease of use of those componentsDeliverables of this taks will be a report on the outcomes of the focus group discussions and identification of human factors associated with use of BIP