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Diabetes mellitus prevalence among residents of state nursing homes in Ankara: An original research

Ankara devlet huzurevlerinde diabetes mellitus prevalansı: Orjinal araştırma

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Health checks of elderly people should be done regularly by the employees working in nursing homes and health care workers should follow up and treat elderly patients by taking risk factors into account.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is relatively higher in the geriatric population older than 65 years.
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Key Findings & Data:Nursing home inhabitants are mostly geriatric people with relatively low fractional capacity, high chronic disease prevalence and high complication rates.
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Conclusion & Impact:Health checks of elderly people should be done regularly by the employees working in nursing homes and health care workers should follow up and treat elderly patients by taking risk factors into account.
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Abstract

Objective: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is relatively higher in the geriatric population older than 65 years. Nursing home inhabitants are mostly geriatric people with relatively low fractional capacity, high chronic disease prevalence and high complication rates. The aim of this study is to detect prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk status in all state nursing homes in the province of Ankara.Methods: All individuals living in state nursing homes in Ankara were included in the study. Participants were given a questionnaire consisting of 21 questions related with socio-demographic characteristics, chronic diseases and drugs. Diabetes Risk Questionnaire (FİNRISK) was applied to participants who were not diagnosed as diabetes mellitus. Fasting plasma glucose levels were measured. Patients with fasting glucose level of >= 126 mg/dl were accepted as diabetics. Oral glucose tolerance test was performed after oral intake of 75 g glucose by patients with impaired fasting glucose levels. Data were analyzed within 95% confidence intervals using SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Sciences) version. Shapiro-Wilks test, median, interquartile width (IQW), interquartile range-IQR, the Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman's rho correlation coefficient were used for the evaluation of variables.Results: A total of 852 people were included in the study. Diabetes Mellitus was found in 25.5% (n=217) of the participants while. Abnormal levels of fasting glucose were detected in 12.8% of the patients, 1.6% of them had impaired glucose tolerance. Median HbA1c value of 62 individuals was found to be 7.0 (QIW=2.1). When the risk scores obtained from the individuals were grouped, and they were found to be under low (n=31; 6.3%), mild (n=241; 49.7%), moderate (n=125; 25.8%), high (n=78; 16.1%), and very high (n=10; 2.1%) risk of developing DM.Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing with age. So it should be given enough attention and precautions should be taken. Health checks of elderly people should be done regularly by the employees working in nursing homes and health care workers should follow up and treat elderly patients by taking risk factors into account.

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Amaç: Diabetes mellitus prevalansı 65 yaş üstü geriyatrik popülasyonda en fazladır. Huzurevlerinde yaşayanlar sıklıkla yaşlı kişilerdir, düşük fonksiyonel kapasite, yüksek kronik hastalık prevalansı, komplikasyon oranına sahiptirler. Çalışmamızın amacı, Ankara'nın tüm devlet huzurevlerinde, yaşlılarda diyabetes mellitus prevalansını ve risk durumlarını belirlemektir.Yöntem: Ankara devlet huzurevlerinde yaşayan kişilerin tümü çalışmamıza dahil edildi. Katılımcılara sosyodemografik özellikleri, kronik hastalıkları, kullandığı ilaçları öğrenmeye yönelik 21 sorudan oluşan anket uygulandı. DM tanısı almamış olan katılımcılara ayrıca Diyabet Risk Anketi (FINDRISC) uygulandı. Açlık plazma glikozu ölçüldü. Açlık plazma glikozu 126 mg/dl ve üstü olanlar diyabet kabul edildi. Bozulmuş açlık glikozu olanlara 75 g oral glikoz tolerans testi uygulandı. Veriler SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Sciences) sürüm 15.0 istatistik programı kullanılarak %95 güven aralığında, analiz edildi. Çalışmada yer alan değişkenlerin değerlendirilmesinde Shapiro-Wilks testi, ortanca, çeyreklikler arası genişlik-(ÇAG), Mann-Whitney U testi ve Spearman Rho korelasyon katsayısı kullanıldı.Bulgular: Sekiz yüz elli iki kişi ile çalışma yapıldı. Çalışmada diyabet prevalansı %25,5 olarak bulundu. Katılımcıların %12,8'inde bozulmuş açlık glikozu, %1,6'sında bozulmuş glikoz toleransı bulundu. HbA1c değeri elde edilen 62 bireyin HbA1c ortancası 7,0 (ÇAG=2,1) olarak tespit edildi. Risk anketi uygulanan bireylerden elde edilen risk skorları gruplandığında; 31 (%6,3) bireyin riskinin düşük, 241 (%49,7) bireyin riskinin hafif, 125 (%25,8) bireyin riskinin orta olduğu belirlendi. Diyabet gelişme riski yüksek olan 78 (%16,1), diyabet gelişme riski çok yüksek olan 10 (%2,1) birey tespit edildi. Sonuç: Diyabet prevalansı yaşla artmaktadır, bu yüzden bu konuya gerekli önem verilmeli ve önlemler alınmalıdır. Huzurevi gibi yaşlıların toplu olarak yaşadığı yerlerde çalışan kişilerin ise yaşlıların sağlık kontrollerini düzenli yaptırmaları, sağlık çalışanlarının ise yaşlı nüfusu değerlendirirken risk faktörlerini göz önünde bulundurarak takip ve tedavilerini yapmaları gerekmektedir.

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DURSUN, Ü. D., KASIM, İ., SÜMER, S., AKSOY, H., KAHVECİ, R., KOÇ, E. M., GÜCÜK, S., ŞENCAN, İ., ÖZKARA, A. (2016). Diabetes mellitus prevalence among residents of state nursing homes in Ankara: An original research. İzmir Tepecik Eğitim Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3, 191–196. https://ajindex.com/articles/209866

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