Nearly one in five older adults in Danish nursing homes live with type 2 diabetes.
| Autor: | Dynesen, Anja W., Pedersen, Solvejg G.H., Lorenzen, Janne K., Lehn, Sara F. |
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NURSING home residents
RESEARCH funding SEX distribution MULTIPLE regression analysis GLYCEMIC control DISEASE prevalence AGE distribution ODDS ratio TYPE 2 diabetes QUALITY of life COMPARATIVE studies CONFIDENCE intervals SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors PSYCHOSOCIAL factors EDUCATIONAL attainment HEALTH care teams OLD age |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Public Health; Jun2024, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p397-401, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Danish nursing home residents (aged ⩾65 years). Methods: Individuals with T2D in the Danish population of older adults in 2018 were identified using a Danish diabetes register based on administrative and clinical register data. Data on age, sex, type of housing, educational level and place of origin were obtained from various high-quality administrative registers. We calculated frequencies of T2D among older adults living in nursing homes and in other types of housing. We performed a multiple logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of T2D among people living in nursing homes and adjusted for sex, age, educational level and place of origin. Results: All Danish older adults aged ⩾65 years, alive and living in Denmark on 31 December 2018 were included (N =1,170,517). Nursing home residents accounted for 37,891 older adults, and of these, 19% had T2D, whereas 14% of older adults living in other types of housing had T2D. According to the multiple logistic regression analysis, nursing home residents had a higher OR of having T2D compared to older adults living in other types of housing (OR=1.47; confidence interval 1.43–1.51) when adjusting for socio-demographic factors. Conclusions: The prevalence of T2D in nursing home residents exceeds the prevalence in the background population at ⩾65 years of age. This indicates a need for increased focus on individualised interdisciplinary care plans aimed at maintaining physical function and maximising quality of life for this group of vulnerable older adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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