Abstract
Older people with diabetes who reside in long-term care (LTC) facilities are at risk of diabetes-related complications due to potential over or undertreatment resulting in hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Accurate ascertainment of type 2 diabetes prevalence in LTC is required to comprehensively examine quality of care, clinical outcomes, and to develop appropriate management and care strategies. Diabetes prevalence can be ascertained from self-report surveys and clinical audits; however, population-based application of these methods is limited. Health and aged care claims data are valuable sources for determining diabetes prevalence due to population-wide coverage, reliability, and completeness. Globally, current estimates of diabetes prevalence in LTC range from 11% to 35%, however, population-based studies in Australia are lacking. We examined diabetes prevalence in Australian LTC facilities using a linked national health and aged care data platform and the level of agreement of prevalence estimates between datasets that capture diabetes cases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 946-948 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2024 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged care
- Long-term care
- Diabetes