Zeyfang A
Für den Ausschuss SGS der AG Diabetes und Geriatrie der DDG.
MMW Fortschr Med. 2005 Jun 30;147(26):43, 45-6.
Two-thirds of all diabetics are older than 60 years. Owing to the presence of multimorbidity and functional impairments, one-half of these diabetics must be considered "geriatric patients". This category of patients in particular requires a special educational program aimed at improving their situation and quality of life on the basis of good diabetic control. Currently, two educational concepts aimed in particular at elderly patients with type II diabetics and cognitive deficits are available and are described in the present paper. Education for diabetics with impairment of cognitive performance is available to such diabetics irrespective of age. The educational program: "Structured Education for Persons with Type II Diabetes in Old Age", newly developed by the Working Group Diabetes and Geriatrics of the German Diabetes Society teaches self-help skills, offers opportunities for empowerment, and has proved successful also in geriatric patients with mild cognitive deficits.
所有糖尿病患者中有三分之二年龄超过60岁。由于存在多种疾病和功能障碍，这些糖尿病患者中有一半必须被视为“老年患者”。这类患者尤其需要一个特殊的教育项目，旨在在良好控制糖尿病的基础上改善他们的状况和生活质量。目前，有两种特别针对老年II型糖尿病患者和认知缺陷患者的教育理念，本文将对此进行描述。患有认知功能障碍的糖尿病患者无论年龄大小均可接受相关教育。由德国糖尿病协会糖尿病与老年病学工作组新开发的“老年II型糖尿病患者结构化教育”项目，教授自助技能，提供增强能力的机会，并且在轻度认知缺陷的老年患者中也已证明取得了成功。
