Community-based program improves quality of life for older adults with diabetes and other chronic conditions
Dec 5, 2017
Older adults with diabetes and other chronic conditions, who participated in the ACHRU’s community-based program, had improved quality of life, reduced depressive symptoms and better self-management with no extra healthcare cost compared to usual care.
These key findings from the ACHRU’s latest publication, in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), provide a foundation for the development and dissemination of a new and innovative community-based model for diabetes care across Canada.
Researchers compared the effect of the 6-month community-based intervention with that of usual care on quality of life, depressive symptoms, anxiety, self-efficacy, self-management and healthcare costs in older adult patients with T2 diabetes and two or more chronic conditions. Participants were offered up to three in-home visits from a registered nurse or registered dietitian, a monthly group wellness program, monthly provider team case conferences and care coordination and system navigation.
Markle-Reid M, Ploeg J, Fraser K, Fisher KA, Bartholomew A, Griffith L, Miklavcic J, Gafni A, Thabane L, Upshur R. (2017) Community program improves quality of life and self-management in older adults with diabetes and comorbidity. JAGS DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15173
Source: ACHRU website
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