Diabetes research and clinical practice
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2016
Multicenter StudyComorbidity and its relationship with health service use and cost in community-living older adults with diabetes: A population-based study in Ontario, Canada.
This study describes the comorbid conditions in Canadian, community-dwelling older adults with diabetes and the association between the number of comorbidities and health service use and costs. ⋯ Comorbidities in community-living older adults with diabetes are common and associated with a high level of health service use and costs. Accordingly, it is important to use a multiple chronic conditions (not single-disease) framework to develop coordinated, comprehensive and patient-centred programs for older adults with diabetes so that all their needs are incorporated into care planning.