Link Between Nurse’s Role Improving Care Of The Older Persons With Diabetes Mellitus And Patients‘ Quality Of Life

Birutė Bartkevičiūtė, Eurelija Venskaitytė, Jūratė Samėnienė, Aurelija Blaževičienė, Virginija Bulikaitė Abstract Lithuanian, like other European countries, society is rapidly aging. Changing demographic trends: an aging population, increased life expectancy, people with physical, psychological and social well-being affected by chronic diseases (eg., diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoarthritis). As a result, many old people are in need of…

Patient-Centered Diabetes Care

Birutė Bartkevičiūtė, Eurelija Venskaitytė, Jūratė Samėnienė, Aurelija Blaževičienė Abstract According to numerous Lithuanian studies, there is a significant increase in population with Diabetes Mellitus (DM). This incurable disease requires not only medical treatment and glucose control, but also a healthy lifestyle, strong changes in the cultural model. The main purpose of this work is to…