All-cause and cause-specific mortality in older people with and without diabetes in Norwegian home care services: a nationwide registry study
Mortality risk varied by diabetes status and treatment subgroups. Most diabetes subgroups had lower all-cause mortality risk than those without diabetes, except for women using "insulin only", underscoring the need for individualized HCS.
Authors
- Jannicke Igland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-0978)
- Kåre I. Birkeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-6933)
- Truls Østbye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0662-7440)
- Marjolein M. Iversen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-171X)
- Tonje Teigland
- Marit Kirkevold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-0631)
- Kjersti Marie Blytt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3074-7343)
- Johannes Haltbakk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-9974)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Duke University (US)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06685-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Høgskulen på Vestlandet
- Norsk Sykepleierforbund
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Diabetesforbundet