Objectives:

To determine the prevalence and Diabetes control in the population who lives in nursing homes in the L’Hospitalet de Llobregat area.

Methodology:

Cross-sectional, multi-center descriptive study in four geriatric and gerontological care centers linked to Santa Eulalia Sur primary care centers, in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Sociodemographic variables, diagnosis of Diabetes, pharmacological treatment and concomitant pathologies were collected. It includes the Barthel index, Pfeiffer test and Braden scale. A univariate and bivariate analysis was performed, relating the presence of diabetes and the control of this pathology with the different study variables.

Results:

The sample consisted of 273 cases with an average age of 86,9 (± 6.6) years. The prevalence of diabetes was 31.1%. The level of dependence in the Barthel index was 42.0 ± 31.3 points. 20.9% have normal cognitive functioning and 10.6% have a high risk of pressure ulcers. Patients diagnosed with diabetes have a higher risk of developing arterial hypertension (OR: 2.03; 95%CI, 1.07-3.84).

Conclusions:

The prevalence of diabetes in the institutionalized geriatric population is high, taking into account the age of these patients, their comorbidities and frailty it is necessary to control the symptoms and the prognosis in terms of physical-cognitive impairment.

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