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Angela Marie Abbatecola

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Severe hypoglycemia is associated with antidiabetic oral treatment compared with insulin analogs in nursing home patients with type 2 diabetes and de…

2015

Abstract Objectives Severe hypoglycemia is associated with cognitive decline and dementia in older persons with type 2 diabetes. The role of antidiabetic treatments on severe hypoglycemia is unknown in dementia. The aims were to determine the prevalence of severe hypoglycemic events and investigate associations among severe hypoglycemic and specific antidiabetic treatments (classes of oral agents and types of insulin analogs) in a large sample of nursing home patients with diabetes according to dementia status. Design Cross-sectional observational study. Setting A total of 150 nursing homes across Italy. Participants A total of 2258 patients with type 2 diabetes (dementia = 1138, no dementi…

Blood GlucoseMaleAgingSevere hypoglycemia dementia insulin analogs antidiabetic oral agents agingmedicine.medical_treatmentInsulin analogAdministration OralType 2 diabetesSeverity of Illness IndexInsulin AntagonistsReference ValuesOdds RatioPrevalenceHomes for the AgedInsulinReference ValueCognitive declineNursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous)General NursingAged 80 and overInsulin AntagonistMedicine (all)Health PolicyAging; Antidiabetic oral agents; Dementia; Insulin analogs; Severe hypoglycemia; Administration Oral; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Blood Glucose; Confidence Intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Female; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Hypoglycemia; Hypoglycemic Agents; Insulin; Insulin Antagonists; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing Homes; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Prognosis; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Distribution; Sulfonylurea Compounds; Nursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous); Health PolicyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPrognosisSulfonylurea CompoundNursing HomeItalyFemaleHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyLogistic ModelPrognosiHypoglycemiaelderly patientsRisk AssessmentAge DistributionInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusmedicineConfidence IntervalsDementiaHumansHypoglycemic AgentsSex DistributionAgedAntidiabetic oral agentCross-Sectional StudieSevere hypoglycemiaHypoglycemic Agentbusiness.industryInsulinOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseHypoglycemiaNursing HomesEndocrinologyCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsSulfonylurea CompoundsDiabetes Mellitus Type 2DementiaGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessConfidence IntervalBody mass indexJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
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Remodelling of biological parameters during human ageing: evidence for complex regulation in longevity and in type 2 diabetes.

2013

Factor structure analyses have revealed the presence of specific biological system markers in healthy humans and diseases. However, this type of approach in very old persons and in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is lacking. A total sample of 2,137 Italians consisted of two groups: 1,604 healthy and 533 with T2DM. Age (years) was categorized as adults (≤65), old (66-85), oldest old (>85-98) and centenarians (≥99). Specific biomarkers of routine haematological and biochemical testing were tested across each age group. Exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) by principal component method with Varimax rotation was used to identify factors including related variables. Structural equation modelling (SEM) wa…

Blood GlucoseMaleGerontologyAgingAgeing Diabetes longevityPhysiologyType 2 diabetescentenarianHemoglobinsLeukocyte CountAged 80 and overPrincipal Component AnalysisHematologic TestsbiologyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedExplained variationExploratory factor analysisexploratory factor analysiC-Reactive ProteinCholesteroldiabetic patientsItalyFemaleAnalysis of varianceAdultSTRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELINGAdolescentVarimax rotationLongevityAGEINGArticlemedicineHumansTriglyceridesAgedSettore MED/04 - Patologia GeneraleAnalysis of VarianceChi-Square DistributionC-reactive proteinFibrinogenmedicine.diseaseDiabetes Mellitus Type 2Ageingbiology.proteinGeriatrics and GerontologyFactor Analysis StatisticalChi-squared distributionBiomarkers
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Mediterranean diet and mobility decline in older persons.

2011

We examined whether adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet has positive effects on mobility assessed over a nine-year follow-up in a representative sample of older adults. This research is part of the InCHIANTI Study, a prospective population-based study of older persons in Tuscany, Italy. The sample for this analysis included 935 women and men aged 65 years and older. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed at baseline by the standard 10-unit Mediterranean diet score (MDS). Lower extremity function was measured at baseline, and at the 3, 6 and 9-year follow-up visits using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). At baseline, higher adherence to Mediterranean diet was assoc…

GerontologyMaleAgingActivities of daily livingMediterranean dietPopulationShort Physical Performance BatteryMotor ActivityDiet MediterraneanBiochemistryArticleEndocrinologyLower bodyActivities of Daily LivingGeneticsMedicineHumansMotor activityLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyeducationMolecular BiologyAgedAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studybusiness.industryCell BiologyItalyFemalebusinessExperimental gerontology
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IAGG/IAGG GARN International Survey of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes

2017

Item does not contain fulltext This article reports the findings of a survey on end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing homes of 18 long-term care experts across 15 countries. The experts were chosen as a convenience-based sample of known experts in each country. The survey was administered in 2016 and included both open-ended responses for defining hospice care, palliative care, and "end of life," and a series of questions related to the following areas-attitudes toward EOL care, current practice and EOL interventions, structure of care, and routine barriers. Overall experts strongly agreed that hospice and palliative care should be available in long-term care facilities and that both are define…

medicine.medical_specialtyPalliative careSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaAlzheimer`s disease Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 1]InternationalityPsychological interventionSample (statistics)03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNursingmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicinenursing home researchGeneral NursingPrimary nursingHospice careNursing (all)2901 Nursing (miscellaneous)Terminal Care030214 geriatricsbusiness.industryHealth PolicyPalliative CareGeneral MedicinehumanitiesNursing HomesTeam nursingNursing HomeHospice CareEnd-of-life carehospiceHealth Care SurveyFamily medicineHealth Care SurveysGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessNursing homesEnd-of-life careHumanJournal of the American Medical Directors Association
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