Aim To investigate knowledge levels concerning COVID-19 in elderly patients with T2DM. Methods This cross-sectional, quantitative, observational, and descriptive study was undertaken among elderly individuals with T2DM involved in a body balance rehabilitation program that had been suspended due to social isolation. The study participants comprised elderly individuals with T2DM, contactable using fixed or mobile telephones. Data concerning participants' socioeconomic variables and knowledge of COVID-19 were collated, using a Brazil Ministry of Health guidelines checklist. Mann-Whitney and Spearman's correlation tests were used to analyze their responses. Results Of 30 elderly participants, 76.7% were women and 63.3% were married. The average age was 69.96 ± 4.46 years. The most cited information medium was television (96.6%). Of a possible 24 correct responses on the checklist, the median correct response score was 7.5. No significant relationship was observed between the total checklist score and the variables studied. Conclusion Elderly participants did not have in-depth knowledge concerning COVID-19, which suggests that their knowledge sources may be deficient or that their capacity to retain information was inadequate.

Objective: Obtain a historical analysis of data related to hospitalizations, total amount spent and days dedicated to diabetes mellitus by a unit of the Brazilian Federation of Ancients over the past 10 years. Methodology: it is an ecological, retrospective study and time series with censorial data from the Health Unic System Department of Informatics. Results: the peak of hospitalizations in Brazil between 2009 and 2019 occurred in the year 2011 and the year with the most expenses with hospitalizations in 2019. The Northeast stood out together with the Southeast leading the variables in all age groups. For all age groups and all variables, the Middle West has the lowest number of hospitalizations among all Brazilian regions. Conclusion: the number of hospitalizations, hospitalization days and the total amount spent by Diabetes Mellitus in the last 10 years for the elderly shows a crucial characteristic, except in 2012 and 2016. The southeast leads the analysis majority, followed by the noreste, the sur, North and, finally, the Middle West.

Objetivou-se traçar um perfil epidemiológico de idosos participantes de grupos de convivência (GC). Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de associação, transversal e quantitativo. Participaram 60 idosos ativos nos GC. Realizou-se avaliação socioeconômica, de fragilidade e cognição. Quatro idosos eram frágeis e nenhum idoso apresentou fraqueza muscular. Os achados servem como sentinela para o enfrentamento das necessidades e vulnerabilidades as quais esses idosos estão expostos.

Objective: To determine the sociodemographic and clinical-functional factors related to low levels of physical activity in pre-frail and frail older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Method: an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was performed. The sample consisted of older adults aged 60 years or over with a clinical diagnosis of DM2 who were treated at the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (or HUOL). Sociodemographic and clinical-functional data were evaluated with the following instruments: the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the frailty phenotype. The Chi-square and Mann Whitney tests were used for data analysis. Results: the study sample consisted of 113 individuals classified as pre-frail (52.2%) and frail (47.8%). Low levels of physical activity were verified in 79.6% of the sample. The most closely related variables that showed a statistically significant difference with low levels of physical activity were: years of schooling (p=0.02), social participation (p=0.005), insulin therapy (p=0.02), pain in the lower limbs (p=0.03) and depressive symptoms (p=0.04). Also, significant differences were found between low levels of physical activity and age (p=0.04) and years of schooling (p=0.05). Conclusions: Low levels of physical activity are associated with certain sociodemographic and clinical-functional factors, some of which are modifiable. Identifying these is important for the development of appropriate health interventions for the prevention and treatment of both DM2 and the Frailty Syndrome (FS).