Diabetes in residential aged care: Pharmacological management and concordance with clinical guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Existing studies have highlighted suboptimal diabetes management in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). However, understanding of diabetes management in Australian metropolitan RACFs has been limited. This retrospective cohort study aimed to explore the pharmacological management of diabetes in 25 RACFs in Sydney Australia and assess concordance with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

Methods

Data from 231 permanent RACF residents aged ≥65 years and over with type 2 diabetes mellitus over the period from 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2019 were used. Concordance was measured by assessing the medications and medical history data for each individual resident for concordance with evidence-based CPGs. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the effec

SUBMITTER: Bhalla H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature