Associations between diabetes and risk of short-term and long-term nursing home stays among older people receiving home care services: A nationwide registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people with diabetes who live at home and receive home care services (HCS) are vulnerable, which may result in a need for more care than the HCS can provide. In this study we aimed to explore associations between pharmacologically treated diabetes and the risk of short-term and long-term nursing home stays (NHS) among older people receiving HCS.

Methods

This nationwide registry study included older people ≥ 65 years receiving HCS, as registered in the Norwegian Information System for the Nursing and Care Sector (IPLOS) (2010-2014). Data from IPLOS were merged with data from the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Norwegian Patient Registry. Pharmacologically treated diabetes (hereafter referred to as diabetes) was defined based on prescriptions of glucos

SUBMITTER: Teigland T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462714 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature