The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review
There is an increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in older people in many countries across the world. Older adults with type 2 DM have a significantly higher incidence of falls compared with their counterparts without DM. This review synthesize publ...
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doaj-3e5288af6bf74b5cac111503d758a8e02021-07-14T08:28:13ZengSri Lanka College of EndocrinologistsSri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism2012-998X2020-06-01101182510.4038/sjdem.v10i1.73885632The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a reviewAsha H Wettasinghe0Dilshani Dissanayake1Lara Allet2Prasad Katulanda3Stephen R Lord4Faculty of Medicine, University of ColomboFaculty of Medicine, University of ColomboUniversity of GenevaFaculty of Medicine, University of ColomboNeuroscience Research Australia, UNSW, Randwick, SydneyThere is an increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in older people in many countries across the world. Older adults with type 2 DM have a significantly higher incidence of falls compared with their counterparts without DM. This review synthesize published findings on sensorimotor, cognitive, balance and mobility impairments, and their associations with falls in people with DM and DPN. Given the high incidence of falls and resulting serious consequences, systematically assessing fall risk in people with DM may optimize fall prevention strategies and reduce the associated morbidity, mortality and the rehabilitation costs for people with these conditions. These findings indicate balance, gait, sensorimotor and cognitive assessments should be administered to DM patients, especially in those with DPN, to document impairment levels and target interventions to reduce falls and associated morbidity, mortality and rehabilitation costs.https://sjdem.sljol.info/articles/7388accidental fallsfall riskdiabetes mellitusdiabetic peripheral neuropathyphysical, neurological and cognitive factors |
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Asha H Wettasinghe Dilshani Dissanayake Lara Allet Prasad Katulanda Stephen R Lord The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism accidental falls fall risk diabetes mellitus diabetic peripheral neuropathy physical, neurological and cognitive factors |
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Asha H Wettasinghe Dilshani Dissanayake Lara Allet Prasad Katulanda Stephen R Lord |
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Asha H Wettasinghe |
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The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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The impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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impact of physical, neurological and cognitive deficits on risk of falls in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review |
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Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists |
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Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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2012-998X |
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2020-06-01 |
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There is an increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in older people in many countries across the world. Older adults with type 2 DM have a significantly higher incidence of falls compared with their counterparts without DM. This review synthesize published findings on sensorimotor, cognitive, balance and mobility impairments, and their associations with falls in people with DM and DPN. Given the high incidence of falls and resulting serious consequences, systematically assessing fall risk in people with DM may optimize fall prevention strategies and reduce the associated morbidity, mortality and the rehabilitation costs for people with these conditions. These findings indicate balance, gait, sensorimotor and cognitive assessments should be administered to DM patients, especially in those with DPN, to document impairment levels and target interventions to reduce falls and associated morbidity, mortality and rehabilitation costs. |
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accidental falls fall risk diabetes mellitus diabetic peripheral neuropathy physical, neurological and cognitive factors |
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