Evaluation of an intra-institutional diabetes disease management program for the glycemic control of elderly long-term care diabetic patients

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 341-345

  Lubart, Emily ^a   Segal, Refael ^a   Wainstein, Julio ^b   Marinov, Galina ^a   Yarovoy, Alexandra ^a   Leibovitz, Arthur ^a  

^a Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diabetes disease management; Elderly; Glycemic control; Long term care

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPHAGIA; EATING; ENTERIC FEEDING; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIMITED MOBILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VERY ELDERLY; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84897555222     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12104     Document Type: Article

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