National Glucose-Lowering Treatment Complexity Is Greater in Nursing Home Residents than Community-Dwelling Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Nov;64(11):e233-e235. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14485. Epub 2016 Sep 27.

Authors

Andrew R Zullo¹, David D Dore^{1

2}, Roee Gutman³, Vincent Mor¹, Robert J Smith^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
² Optum Epidemiology, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Glucose / drug effects
Blood Glucose / metabolism*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
Disease Management*
Female
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
Independent Living*
Male
Nursing Homes*

Substances

Blood Glucose
Hypoglycemic Agents

Grants and funding

K12 HS022998/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States