Diabetes prevalence among older people receiving care at home: Associations with symptoms, health status and psychological well-being
Diabetic Medicine Aug 17, 2018
Davies TT, et al. - In a cross-sectional survey, a community-based sample of 377 individuals receiving care at home in Western Norway took an interest to ascertain the prevalence of diabetes among older people receiving care at home, and to investigate differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, symptoms, health status, quality of life and psychological well-being between diabetes categories characterized as HbA1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol (6.5%) and/or self-report. The data presented in this work showed a high percentage of people with diabetes receiving care at home were unaware of their diagnosis. Findings revealed that diabetes deserves increased case-finding efforts and allocation of resources towards those receiving care at home to alleviate symptoms and the burden of inadequate diabetes care.
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