Showing posts with label adults. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adults. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Functional health literacy and glycaemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes

"Patients with inadequate functional health literacy presented with higher odds of poor glycaemic control. These findings reinforce the importance of addressing limited functional health literacy in clinical practice."

Functional health literacy and glycaemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
JG Souza, D Apolinario, RM Magaldi, AL Busse, F Campora, W Jacob-Filho
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e:004180

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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Encouraging integrated working to improve services for adults and older people


"Agreeing a set of principles to underpin joint working will support effective joint commissioning and prevent it being destabilised by distracting factors."

Encouraging integrated working to improve services for adults and older people
NHS Confederation
November 2012

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