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Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.

Knowledge of the characteristics of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is indispensible for improvement of their care. A cross-sectional study in two rural public primary healthcare centres in Malaysia identified 170 actively engaged older patients with T2DM, with suboptimal glycaemic...

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Main Authors: Ooi, Cheow Peng, Loke, Seng Cheong, Ahmad, Zaiton, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan, Yassin, Zaitun
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Published: 2011
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spelling my.upm.eprints.247292013-09-12T09:48:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24729/ Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia. Ooi, Cheow Peng Loke, Seng Cheong Ahmad, Zaiton Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Yassin, Zaitun Knowledge of the characteristics of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is indispensible for improvement of their care. A cross-sectional study in two rural public primary healthcare centres in Malaysia identified 170 actively engaged older patients with T2DM, with suboptimal glycaemic control and frequent hypoglycaemia. The prevalence of multiple co-morbidities, complications of T2DM, high cardiovascular risk, neurological, musculoskeletal and visual deficits suggested high risk of disabilities and dependency but not yet disabled. This short window for interventions presents as an opportunity for development of a more comprehensive approach extending beyond glycaemia control to risk management, preventing functional loss and continuity of social participation. 2011 Article PeerReviewed Ooi, Cheow Peng and Loke, Seng Cheong and Ahmad, Zaiton and Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan and Yassin, Zaitun (2011) Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 66 (2). pp. 108-112. ISSN 0300-5283 English
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description Knowledge of the characteristics of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is indispensible for improvement of their care. A cross-sectional study in two rural public primary healthcare centres in Malaysia identified 170 actively engaged older patients with T2DM, with suboptimal glycaemic control and frequent hypoglycaemia. The prevalence of multiple co-morbidities, complications of T2DM, high cardiovascular risk, neurological, musculoskeletal and visual deficits suggested high risk of disabilities and dependency but not yet disabled. This short window for interventions presents as an opportunity for development of a more comprehensive approach extending beyond glycaemia control to risk management, preventing functional loss and continuity of social participation.
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author Ooi, Cheow Peng
Loke, Seng Cheong
Ahmad, Zaiton
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Yassin, Zaitun
spellingShingle Ooi, Cheow Peng
Loke, Seng Cheong
Ahmad, Zaiton
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Yassin, Zaitun
Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
author_facet Ooi, Cheow Peng
Loke, Seng Cheong
Ahmad, Zaiton
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Yassin, Zaitun
author_sort Ooi, Cheow Peng
title Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
title_short Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
title_full Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
title_fullStr Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in Malaysia.
title_sort cross-sectional study of older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two rural primary healthcare facilities in malaysia.
publishDate 2011
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