Older People with Diabetes Mellitus and Considerations for Diabetes Nurse Educators in Brunei DOI Creative Commons
Shyh Poh Teo

Published: March 29, 2022

Brunei has a relatively high prevalence rate of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors. It also been shown that diabetic patients had poor knowledge understanding the condition self-management skills. Older people are complex have higher absolute related complications, thus should be target group for DNE intervention. Management older with individualized. Comprehensive geriatric assessment takes into account medical, psychosocial functional considerations. Many presenting complaints multifactorial. The reliability objectivity history considered. Other aspects management include dentition, nutritional status, swallowing, medications, physical activity, fall prevention, palliative care support services as well pressure injuries in dependent people. Finally, current COVID-19 pandemic, approach service delivery may need adjustments to take infection prevention control measures, such use virtual consultations.

Language: Английский

Challenges to achieve adequate oral health for older adults in low- and middle-income countries DOI Creative Commons
Patrick Alexander Wachholz

Geriatrics Gerontology and Aging, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

2][3] According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost half of world's population (3.5 billion people) suffers from oral disease, and its burden globally is about 1 higher than those mental disorders, cardiovascular diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers combined. 2iven that most diseases are preventable can be treated in their early stages, 4 health affects essential abilities (such as speaking, smiling, tasting, swallowing, well conveying a range emotions through facial expressions), implications for health, well-being, quality life clear, particularly oldest old living low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) long-term care facilities (LTCF). 3,5,6he impact poor older adults reflects profound imbalances among countries, mainly attributable differences socioeconomic conditions availability access services. 2,7Utilization dental low, especially low-income populations. 2,6Barriers may include inability perceive need visit dentist, fear, anxiety, past negative experiences, lack awareness problems.Sometimes, perceived only persons with natural teeth, while edentulous individuals believe they no longer such care.To foster promote services comprehensive care, it understand incurs high out-of--pocket costs families, notably LMIC, which not usually reimbursed or co-financed by government.The impetus prevent disorders has recently prompted educational efforts (e.g., schools) seeking modify practices rooted decades neglect self-care; 8 result, did have prevention education care. 9he delivery largely depends on highly specialized providers, expensive equipment, technologies integrated into primary models. 4In addition, LMIC deficient information surveillance systems low priority developing research policies add public health. 4For this reason,

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older People with diabetes mellitus – Considerations for geriatricians and diabetes nurse educators DOI Creative Commons

Shyh Poh Teo

Journal of The Indian Academy of Geriatrics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(3), P. 137 - 141

Published: July 1, 2022

Older people are complex and have a higher absolute risk of diabetes-related complications thus should be target group for diabetes geriatric nursing intervention. Patients with also poor knowledge understanding the condition self-management skills. Management older individualized. Comprehensive assessment takes into account medical, psychosocial, functional considerations. Many presenting complaints multifactorial. The reliability objectivity history considered. Other aspects management include dentition, nutritional status, swallowing, medications, physical activity, fall prevention, palliative care, support services as well pressure injuries in dependent people. Finally, current COVID-19 pandemic, approach service delivery may need adjustments to take infection prevention control measures, such use virtual consultations.

Language: Английский

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Older People with Diabetes Mellitus and Considerations for Diabetes Nurse Educators in Brunei DOI Creative Commons
Shyh Poh Teo

Published: March 29, 2022

Brunei has a relatively high prevalence rate of diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors. It also been shown that diabetic patients had poor knowledge understanding the condition self-management skills. Older people are complex have higher absolute related complications, thus should be target group for DNE intervention. Management older with individualized. Comprehensive geriatric assessment takes into account medical, psychosocial functional considerations. Many presenting complaints multifactorial. The reliability objectivity history considered. Other aspects management include dentition, nutritional status, swallowing, medications, physical activity, fall prevention, palliative care support services as well pressure injuries in dependent people. Finally, current COVID-19 pandemic, approach service delivery may need adjustments to take infection prevention control measures, such use virtual consultations.

Language: Английский

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