Implementing diabetes care guidelines in long term care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 851.e7-851.e15

  Hager, Kathy K ^a,b   Loprinzi, Paul ^b   Stone, Dennis ^c  

^a Signature Healthcare   (United States)

^b BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Integratas   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes care guidelines; Diabetes prevalence in long term care; Scorecard; Tight blood sugar control in long term care residents

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; LIPID; METFORMIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; SHORT ACTING INSULIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES EDUCATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MONITORING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN INFECTION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

DIABETES CARE GUIDELINES; DIABETES PREVALENCE IN LONG TERM CARE; SCORECARD; TIGHT BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL IN LONG TERM CARE RESIDENTS;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INSULIN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85058205417     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.05.020     Document Type: Article

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