Insulin Misusage And Affect of Insulin Education in the Elderly

Gümüşsoy, Mesut; Bahşi, Remzi; Sürmeli, Deniz Mut; Turgut, Tuğba; Öztorun, Hande Selvi; Atmış, Volkan; Varlı, Murat; Aras, Sevgi

doi:10.5505/vtd.2018.03164

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“…Since we could not compare the awareness rate, we wanted to have an idea about whether we go to a relatively homogenous group by evaluating the prevalence of diseases in the older adults. In our study, diabetes mellitus prevalence is 30%, recently Gümüşsoy et al (10) published a study from Turkey with similar diabetes prevalence rates in the older adults population, also TURDEP study had similar diabetes prevalence rates among Turkish older adults patients (11). Similarly, the prevalence of hypertension in our study was 55.1%, which is consistent with the Turkish hypertension prevalence study (12).…”

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Public Awareness of Geriatrics in the 50th Year of Geriatrics in Turkey

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Bahşi²,

Öztorun³

et al. 2019

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Geriatrics focuses on health care of the elderly. Geriatrics has a history of about 50 years in Turkey. In order to increase the quality and quantity of geriatric services, geriatric awareness needs to be increased. This is possible only when the government, health workers and the community work together. We decided to do this study to determine the level of public awareness of geriatrics among elderly population in Turkey. Materials and Methods: Between January 2018 and March 2019, we reached a total of 314 people over 60 years of age living in eight different districts of Ankara. It was questioned whether the patients knew geriatrics, and if they knew and truly described geriatrics, and they were asked how they had learned. Patients who knew geriatrics were asked whether they applied to any of the centers with a geriatrician in Ankara. Results: Only 2.88% of the study population had geriatrics awareness. In general, participants with geriatrics awareness were found to be older in age, having higher mental scores and having less children. Conclusion: In our country, the level of awareness of geriatrics is very low in its 50 th year.

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Public Awareness of Geriatrics in the 50th Year of Geriatrics in Turkey

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Evaluation of errors in the use of glucose meters in elderly patients

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Ahlat

Cengiz

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Cukurova Medical Journal

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The aim of this study is to detect the mistakes elderly patients with diabetes mellitus make while using a blood glucose meter at home and the frequency of such mistakes, and the factors that impact such mistakes, and to research the effect of individual training on the mistakes. Materials and Methods: Elderly diabetic patients who used blood glucose meter were included in the study.. The patients were asked to measure their blood glucose with their personal blood glucose meter. Accordingly, an assessment form of 13 parameters which assessed the correct use of blood glucose meter was filled in. The patients were given an education on the proper use of glucometers, which lasted 45 minutes on average. The same patients were reassessed one month later in terms of correct use of blood glucose meter. Results: A total of 73 patients were recruited in the study. A total of 21 patients, 10 of whom were female and 11 of whom were male, were excluded from the study since they did not come to control. A total of 52 patients, 33 female, and 19 male, were included in the study. After the training, the number of patients who checked meter code increased from 50% to 80%, who washed and dried their hands before measuring from increased 58% to 96%, who replaced the needle of blood glucose meter from increased 44% to 96% There was no correlation between age, education, duration of diabetes, number of drugs used, type of treatment, number of diseases, and device proper use rates. Conclusion: Incorrect use of glucometers by elderly diabetic patients is a common problem. This problem may be solved utilizing detailed, one-to-one, and repeated education. Amaç: Bu çalışmada; şeker ölçüm cihazlarının, yaşlı diyabetes mellituslu hastalar tarafından evde kullanımında yapılan hataların ve bu hataların sıklığının, bu hataları etkileyen faktörlerin tespiti ve bireysel eğitimin hatalar üzerine etkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya şeker ölçüm cihazı kullanan yaşlı diyabetik hastalar alındı. Hastalardan kan şekerlerini kendi şeker ölçüm cihazları ile ölçmeleri istendi. Buna göre şeker ölçüm cihazının doğru kullanımını değerlendiren 13 parametrelik bir değerlendirme formu dolduruldu. Hastalara ortalama 45 dakika süren doğru şeker ölçüm cihaz kullanımı eğitimi verildi. Bir ay sonra aynı hastalar doğru şeker ölçüm cihazı kullanımı açısından tekrar değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 73 hasta dahil edildi. 10 kadın, 11 erkek, toplam 21 hasta kontrole gelmediğinden çalışmadan çıkarıldı. Çalışma 33'ü kadın, 19'u erkek toplam 52 hasta ile tamamlandı. Eğitim sonrası, cihaz kodunu kontrol eden hasta sayısı %50'den %80'e, ölçüm öncesi elini yıkayan ve elini kurulayan hasta sayısı %58'den %96'ya, şeker ölçüm iğnesini değiştiren hasta sayısı %44'den %96'ya, yükseldi. Yaş, eğitim durumu, diyabet süresi, kullanılan ilaç sayısı, tedavi şekli, hastalık sayısı ve cihaz doğru kullanım oranları arasında ilişki saptanmadı. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, yaşlı diyabetik hastalarda şeker ölçüm cihazının yanlış olarak kullanılması sık olarak görüle...

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Geriatric Implications of Surgical Oncology

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Surgical oncology is cancer care that focuses on using surgery to diagnose, stage, and treat cancer and is one of the main treatments for malignancy. Patients older than 65 years are generally considered geriatric. The incidence of cancer in geriatric patients is increasing annually. Candidacy for surgical intervention depends on factors such as cancer type, size, location, grade and stage of the tumor, and the patient’s overall health status and age. Despite increasing agreement that age should not limit treatment options, geriatric patients tend to be undertreated. Cancer in geriatric patients has different features than in younger patients. As such, treatment options may be dissimilar in these 2 cohorts. Here, care of the geriatric patient undergoing surgical oncology interventions is discussed.

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Insulin Misusage And Affect of Insulin Education in the Elderly

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Public Awareness of Geriatrics in the 50th Year of Geriatrics in Turkey

Public Awareness of Geriatrics in the 50th Year of Geriatrics in Turkey

Evaluation of errors in the use of glucose meters in elderly patients

Geriatric Implications of Surgical Oncology

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