Older People With Type 2 Diabetes-Individualising Management With a Specialised Community Team (OPTIMISE): Perspectives of Participants on Care.

2021-10

Ogrin, Rajna

Aylen, Tracy

Thurgood, Lorenna

Neoh, Sandra L

Audehm, Ralph

Steel, Paul

Churilov, Leonid

Zajac, Jeffrey D

Ekinci, Elif I

Journal Article

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10.2337/cd20-0129

Despite the high prevalence of diabetes in older people, there is limited information on optimal methods to support their diabetes management, including how to incorporate technology. This article reports on the results of semi-structured interviews with 41 adult participants with type 2 diabetes (mean age 74 ± 7 years) on their perspectives of a new model of care (the Older People With Type 2 Diabetes-Individualising Management With a Specialised Community Team [OPTIMISE] program) for older people with type 2 diabetes. The OPTIMISE program involved telemedicine consultations, home visits by a credentialed diabetes educator, and intermittent flash glucose monitoring. Human connection and relationships were key to the positive perspectives expressed by participants in this program that used technology to enhance the care of older people in their homes.

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Clinical diabetes 2021; 39(4): 397-410

Clinical Diabetes : a Publication of the American Diabetes Association

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