Effect of re-coaching on self-injection of insulin in older diabetic patients - Impact of cognitive impairment.

Aims: We investigated the effect of re-coaching on self-injection of insulin and impact of cognitive function in 100 older diabetic patients.

Methods: We examined patients on a variety of skills and knowledge regarding self-injection of insulin and evaluated the effect of re-coaching the patients after 3months and 4years. We also investigated the influence of cognitive impairment (CI) on coaching.