Digital health technologies/interventions in smart ward development for elderly patients with diabetes:A perspective from China and beyond  

作　　者：Wei Yang Juan Lu Si-Cong Si Wei-Hua Wang Jing Li Yi-Xin Ma Huan Zhao Jia Liu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Geriatrics,Xuanwu Hospital,Capital Medical University,Beijing 100053,China [2]Department of General Practice,The Longzeyuan Community Health Service Center,Beijing 102208,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Diabetes》2025年第4期62-73,共12页世界糖尿病杂志(英文)

基　　金：Supported by Post-Subsidy Funds from the National Clinical Research Center,Ministry of Science and Technology of China,No.303-01-001-0272-08;Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program,No.PX2022032;Beijing Municipal Public Welfare Development and Reform Pilot Project for Medical Research Institutes(PWD&RPP-MRI),No.JYY2023-13.

摘　　要：Diabetes is highly prevalent among the elderly worldwide,with the highest number of diabetes cases in China.Yet,the management of diabetes remains unsatisfactory.Recent advances in digital health technologies have facilitated the establishment of smart wards for diabetes patients.There is a lack of smart wards tailored specifically for older diabetes patients who encounter unique challenges in glycemic control and diabetes management,including an increased vulnerability to hypoglycemia,the presence of multiple chronic diseases,and cognitive decline.In this review,studies on digital health technologies for diabetes in China and beyond were summarized to elucidate how the adoption of digital health technologies,such as real-time continuous glucose monitoring,sensor-augmented pump technology,and their integration with 5th generation networks,big data cloud storage,and hospital information systems,can address issues specifically related to elderly diabetes patients in hospital wards.Furthermore,the challenges and future directions for establishing and implementing smart wards for elderly diabetes patients are discussed,and these challenges may also be applicable to other countries worldwide,not just in China.Taken together,the smart wards may enhance clinical outcomes,address specific issues,and eventually improve patient-centered hospital care for elderly patients with diabetes.

关 键 词：Diabetes Elderly care Digital health technology Smart ward Wearable devices Continuous glucose monitoring Sensor-augmented pump 

分 类 号：R587.1[医药卫生—内分泌]