Examining the Emotional and Physical Health Impact in Users of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery and Sources of Support: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Narratives

Bryan Cleal   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Yanbing Chen   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Mandy Wäldchen   ³ , MSc ;   Hanne Ballhausen   ⁴ , MSc ;   Drew Cooper   ^{1, 3} , MSc ;   Shane O'Donnell   ³ , PhD ;   Christine Knoll   ^{3, 5} , MD ;   Niklas Krug   ⁵ ;   Klemens Raile   ⁶ , MD ;   Tebbe Ubben   ^{4, 7} ;   Adrian Tappe   ^{4, 7} , BSc ;   Dana Lewis   ^{3, 8} , BA ;   Ingrid Willaing   ^{1, 9} , MPH ;   Timothy Skinner   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Katarina Braune   ^{1, 5} , MD

¹ Diabetes Management Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark

² Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, United States

³ School of Sociology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland

⁴ #dedoc° Diabetes Online Community, Berlin, Germany

⁵ Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, Berlin, Germany

⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany

⁷ AndroidAPS, Hamilton, New Zealand

⁸ OpenAPS, Seattle, WA, United States

⁹ Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

¹⁰ Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Melbourne, Australia

*these authors contributed equally