Activities of daily living and its influencing factors for older people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban communities of Fuzhou, China

• Main Authors: Jin-Hua Jie (Author), Dan Li (Author), Li-Na Jia (Author), Yifeng Chen (Author), Yan Yang (Author), Bailing Zheng (Author), Chuancheng Wu (Author), Baoying Liu (Author), Rongxian Xu (Author), Jianjun Xiang (Author), Hai-Lin Zhuang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an independent risk factor for functional limitations among the older population. The predicted increase in T2DM cases combined with the ongoing rapidly aging population may further burden the already overloaded healthcare system and aggravate the loss of...