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Prevalence, quality of care, and complications in long term care residents with diabetes: a multicenter observational study.
J Am Med Dir Assoc ; 14(11): 842-6, 2013 Nov.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24055534
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Few studies have reported on the quality of diabetes care and glycemic control adjusted for medication use in long term care (LTC) facilities.

METHODS:

This observational study analyzed diabetes prevalence and management and the impact of glycemic control on clinical outcome in elderly subjects admitted to 3 community LTC facilities.

RESULTS:

Among 1409 LTC residents (age 79.7 ± 12 years), the prevalence of diabetes was 34.2%. Subjects with diabetes were either on no pharmacological agents (10%) or were treated with sliding scale regular insulin (SSI, 25%), oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD, 5%), insulin (34%), or with combination of OAD and insulin (26%). Patients with diabetes had a mean daily BG of 156 ± 39 mg/dL and a mean admission HbA1c of 6.7% ± 1.1%. Compared with nondiabetes, residents with diabetes had higher number of complications (54% vs 45%, P < .001), infections (26% vs 21%, P = .036), emergency room (ER) and hospital transfers (37% vs 30%, P = .003), but similar mortality (15% vs 14%, P = .56). A total of 43% of residents with diabetes had a BG less than 70 mg/dL, and those with hypoglycemia had longer median length of stay (LOS, 52 vs 29 days, P < .001), more ER or hospital transfers (56% vs 69%, P = .005), and mortality (20% vs 10%, P = .002) compared with residents without hypoglycemia.

CONCLUSION:

Diabetes is common in LTC residents and is associated with higher resource utilization and complications. Hypoglycemia is common and is associated with increased need of emergency room visits and hospitalization and higher mortality. Our findings emphasize the need for randomized trials evaluating the impact of different approaches to glycemic management on clinical outcome in LTC residents with diabetes.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Health Care / Long-Term Care / Diabetes Complications Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc Journal subject: HISTORIA DA MEDICINA / MEDICINA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Gabon

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Health Care / Long-Term Care / Diabetes Complications Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc Journal subject: HISTORIA DA MEDICINA / MEDICINA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Gabon
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