The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Homeless Diabetes Patients in a General Hospital in Seoul, and the Prevalence of Diabetes Comorbidities / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
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: 585-592, 2014.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
As an underprivileged population, homeless people have a higher incidence of morbidity and mortality than do non-homeless people. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease associated with high complication rates; its incidence is increasing rapidly and it requires prompt, adequate treatment and care. Therefore, we investigated the quality of medical care provided to homeless diabetics in a general hospital and comorbidities associated with diabetes.METHODS:
Between March 25, 2011 and December 31, 2012, we retrospectively investigated the medical records of the diabetes patients at a general hospital in Seoul. We assigned the patients into two groups homeless (n = 82) and non-homeless (n = 242) patients. We subsequently compared the clinical and laboratory findings, comorbidities, and complications between the two groups.RESULTS:
The homeless diabetics received treatment less regularly than the non-homeless patients and were diagnosed with diabetes while visiting the hospital for the treatment of other diseases. The homeless patients had higher glycated hemoglobin A1c levels than the non-homeless patients. The homeless patients had a higher rate of other diseases, such as peripheral artery disease, acute infectious disease, intracranial hemorrhage, and pulmonary tuberculosis; a higher incidence of acute infectious disease (odds ratio [OR], 15.671; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.115-48.070); and a higher prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (OR, 6.423; 95% CI, 1.785-23.116) than the non-homeless patients, as determined by multivariate analysis.CONCLUSIONS:
Comorbid acute infectious disease and pulmonary tuberculosis were found more frequently in homeless diabetes patients presenting to the hospital than in non-homeless diabetes patients. Therefore, attention should be paid to this differentiating factor.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Pessoas Mal Alojadas
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Hemoglobinas Glicadas
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Comorbidade
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Prontuários Médicos
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Doença Crônica
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Incidência
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Prevalência
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Análise Multivariada
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
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