2014
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.27.1.37
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Special Considerations for Older Adults With Diabetes Residing in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Abstract: In Brief About 25% of all residents of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have diabetes, and that proportion is expected to increase. SNF residents with diabetes have special needs related to nutrition, hydration, physical activity, and medical therapy. Vigilant assessment and maintenance of safety is also crucial for such patients, including but not limited to issues such as hyper- and hypoglycemia, polypharmacy, falls, lower-extremity problems, and transitions of care. Interventions to provide … Show more

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“…People with diabetes need to receive special attention to foot and oral care, because they are at higher risk of poor oral health [19] or problems with lower extremities, which sometimes complicate their comorbidities [15]. The results show that oral problems are perceived as more difficult than foot problems.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…People with diabetes need to receive special attention to foot and oral care, because they are at higher risk of poor oral health [19] or problems with lower extremities, which sometimes complicate their comorbidities [15]. The results show that oral problems are perceived as more difficult than foot problems.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…The questionnaire was developed based on the literature [11,14,15] with nine items, which focused on understanding of the condition of diabetes, the signs/symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, foot/oral problems, collaborating with physicians and care workers, and respecting resident need, as described in Table 3. We assessed the level of difficulty using a Likert scale from 1(not difficult at all) to 4 (very difficult).…”
Section: Measurementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The difference in this study can be explained that the majority of the participants in our study (98.21%) came from urban areas whereas most of the study population in the above study came from rural areas the living conditions in urban areas were likely to be generally better than those in rural areas, consequently leading to a better nutrition situation and overnutrition or obesity being more prevalent across adult population (72.62%) and in this specific study in patients with diabetes mellitus.Adults and especially elderly diabetes mellitus patients with substantial suboptimal nutritional status may increase the risk of hospitalization, nursing home admissions, physical disability 26 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Varma / IP Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism and Health Science 2021;4(1):[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] …”
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confidence: 99%
“…Diabetes is associated with the progression of both physical and cognitive decline in the older age (Roman de Mettelinge et al., 2013). Moreover, individuals with diabetes in older age have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, visual impairment (Corriere et al., 2013; Haas, 2014; World Health Organization, 2016), depression, falls (Corriere et al., 2013; Haas, 2014), dementia, functional impairment and dependency on external assistance (immobility) (Gadsby et al., 2011). Diabetes increases the demand for nursing home admission (Luppa et al., 2010; Rodríguez‐Sánchez et al., 2017), which is expensive in terms of public and private finances.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%