1. Geriatric syndromes and quality of life in older adults with diabetes
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Yi Ching Yang, Jin Shang Wu, Hui Ping Cheng, Chong Shan Wang, Ming Hsing Lin, Feng Hwa Lu, and Sang I. Lin
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Male ,Sleep Wake Disorders ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Activities of daily living ,Taiwan ,Urinary incontinence ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Quality of life ,030502 gerontology ,Diabetes Mellitus ,medicine ,Humans ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,Mobility Limitation ,Brief Pain Inventory ,Geriatric Assessment ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Aged ,Pain Measurement ,Aged, 80 and over ,Polypharmacy ,Sleep disorder ,Depression ,business.industry ,Syndrome ,medicine.disease ,Urinary Incontinence ,Quality of Life ,Physical therapy ,Accidental Falls ,Female ,Geriatric Depression Scale ,Independent Living ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
AIM To describe geriatric syndromes and their relationships with quality of life in older adults with diabetes. METHODS Community-dwelling older adults (aged >60 years) with diabetes (n = 316) participated in the present study. Eight geriatric syndromes, including polypharmacy (number of medications), pain (Brief Pain Inventory), urinary incontinence (International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire), sleep disturbance (hours of sleep), lower cognitive level (Mini-Mental State Examination), falls, depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale short form) and functional limitation (Barthel Index and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living), were assessed. The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version was used to measure physical, psychological, social and environmental domains of quality of life. RESULTS Polypharmacy was the most common geriatric syndrome (46.6%), followed by pain (41.5%). Participants with any of the geriatric syndromes, except for polypharmacy and sleep disturbance, had significantly poorer quality of life than those without. The Geriatric Depression Scale score was the only common and significant contributor to all four domains of quality of life, explaining 16~29% of the variance. Number of medications, pain level and cognitive level were also significant contributors, although they explained a small amount (
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- 2019