Yamauchi Keishi
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nagano Red Cross Hospital.
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. 2009;46(6):537-40. doi: 10.3143/geriatrics.46.537.
To elucidate the problems of insulin self-injection in elderly, we evaluated the procedure in 194 outpatients, using a checklist.
Errors in insulin self-injection were found in about two-thirds of patients. There is no difference in error frequency among any age group. Also, there was no error difference between the elderly group (people aged 65 or over) and the adult group (under 65). However, there were more errors in the elderly group than in the adult group on rechecking after guidance.
It is necessary to perform periodical confirmation of insulin self-injection at all ages. In particular, early re-inspection should be done in the elderly patients.
为阐明老年人胰岛素自我注射的问题,我们使用一份检查表对194名门诊患者的操作进行了评估。
约三分之二的患者存在胰岛素自我注射错误。各年龄组的错误频率没有差异。此外,老年组(65岁及以上人群)和成人组(65岁以下)之间的错误也没有差异。然而,在指导后的复查中,老年组的错误比成人组更多。
有必要对所有年龄段的胰岛素自我注射进行定期确认。特别是,老年患者应尽早进行再次检查。