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ArticleBMC geriatrics2016

"Everyone else gets ice cream here more often than I do--It burns me up"--Perspectives on Diabetes Care from Nursing Home Residents and their Doctors.

Caroline Barnhart, Keelan McClymont, Alex K Smith, Alvin Au-Yeung, Sei J Lee

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caroline BarnhartUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Cbarnhart051@gmail.com.
Keelan McClymontUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Keelan_w27@hotmail.com.
Alex K SmithUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Aksmith@ucsf.edu.
Alvin Au-YeungUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. Alvin.Au-Yeung@ucsf.edu.
Sei J LeeUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. sei.lee@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

VARC CoreP30AG044281 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI W. JOHN BOSCARDIN · 2013 to 2026
$19.9M
Individualizing Treatment for Nursing Home Residents with Diabetes MellitusK23AG040779 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LEE, SEI · 2011 to 2013
$526k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG040779NIA NIH HHS K23AG040779NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044281NIA NIH HHS P30AG044281
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo explore the perspectives of nursing home (NH) residents with diabetes and their doctors regarding the burdens of living with diabetes and diabetes treatments.

methodsQualitative study of nursing home residents aged 65 and older with diabetes (n = 14) and nursing home physicians (n = 9) at a Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home (known as the Community Living Center). A semi-structured interview was used to elicit nursing home residents' and physicians' perspectives on the burden of diabetes and diabetes treatments. Transcripts were analyzed using constant comparative methods.

resultsThe mean age of the nursing home residents was 74; Most (93%) were male and 50% self-identified themselves as white. The mean age of nursing home physicians was 39 and 55% were geriatricians. Dietary restrictions, loss of independence and fingersticks/insulin were noted to be the most burdensome aspects of diabetes. Nursing home residents with a more positive outlook were generally more engaged in their care, while nursing home residents with a more pessimistic outlook were less engaged, allowing their physicians to assume complete control of their care. While physicians noted the potential negative impact of dietary restrictions, nursing home residents' comments suggest that physicians underestimate the burden of dietary restrictions.

conclusionsVeterans Affairs nursing home residents were substantially burdened by their diabetes treatments, especially dietary restrictions and fingerstick monitoring. Since there is little evidence that dietary restrictions improve outcomes, fewer dietary restrictions may be appropriate and lead to lower treatment burdens for nursing home residents with diabetes.

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Cost of IllnessDiabetes MellitusHomes for the AgedNursing HomesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood GlucoseFemaleHumansMalePhysiciansQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeRecommended Dietary AllowancesBlood Glucose

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PMID26813788
PMCPMC4729138
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