Self - reported goals of older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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As new medical guidelines for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in older people get underway, it becomes very complicated to present them to older persons. A study done to explore self-reported healthcare goals, factors influencing these goals, and self-care practices by older patients are presented. Enhancing communications to make these guidelines simpler to the older patients is recommended.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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Differences among geriatricians, general internists, and cardiologists in the care of patients with heart failure: a cautionary tale of quality assessment
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Heart patients who were cared for by geriatricians received differing care than patients seen by general internists, cardiologists and combinations of physicians. Patients care for by geriatricians had the same costs and hospitalization rates as patients of other physicians. The study determined that geriatricians provide very effective care at reasonable costs.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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Comorbidity and the concentration of healthcare expenditures in older patients with heart failure
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Research shows that comorbid conditions should be included in disease management protocols to improve medical care and lower care costs in elderly patients being treated for heart failure.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2003
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