Publications by authors named "Ryutaro Furuta"
Objective: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) show more executive dysfunction than nondiabetics. However, how long poor glycemic control affects executive function remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationships in a cross-sectional study.
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- A study was conducted to determine if the ability to recall animal names in one minute could predict elderly diabetes patients’ ability to learn insulin self-injection techniques within a week.
- Fifty-seven patients over 60 years old were tested using cognitive assessments, including a Mini-Mental State Examination and verbal fluency tests.
- Results indicated that recalling 11 animal names was the best predictor of successfully acquiring the self-injection technique, achieving a sensitivity of 73% and specificity of 91%.