Ageing Institute, Medical School Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Research Article
Disease-focused nutritional care is associated with improved outcomes for older adults with diabetes and malnutrition or its risk
Author(s): Carlos Cano-Gutierrez*, Felipe Botero-Rodríguez, Diego Andres Chavarro-Carvajal, Elkin Garcia- Cifuentes, Gabriel Gomez, Juan Diego Misas, Daniela Alejandra Gracia, Suela Sulo, Bjoern Schwander and Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria
Introduction: Diabetes imposes clinical and economic burdens on healthcare systems worldwide. For people with
diabetes, having poor nutritional status increases risks for complications and poor outcomes, thus raising costs for
healthcare. Our analysis assessed the impact of a nutrition-focused quality improvement program (QIP) on outcomes
for older community-living adults with diabetes.
Research design and methods: Eligible patients were ≥ 60 years and receiving care at an outpatient clinic in Bogotá,
Colombia. Enrollees had malnutrition or its risk by Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) scores. We
tracked a subpopulation of patients with diabetes who participated in QIP intervention as
(i) Education on healthy diet+physical exercise,
(ii) Individualized dietary counseling, and
(iii) D.. View More»
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