Rehabilitative Management of Functional Disability in Older Women with Type Ii Diabetes

In addition to well documented effects on microvascular and macrovascular complications , functional disability is an important complication of type II Diabetes, which leads to loss of independence and ultimately diminished quality of life. Polycystic ovary syndrome and gestational diabetes are the additional factors for type II diabetes in women along with other factors.

Method: Design: Non systematic Review study. Twenty three full text articles of last 10 years were reviewed .Source : sciencedirect, pubmed, Cochrane database and google scholar

Result: Many cross sectional and longitudinal studies have proved that > 50 % of older diabetic women report difficulty in performing daily functional activities such as climbing stairs, walking, doing housework, shopping and cooking. Cause is multifactorial. Rehabilitative intervention can be of huge benefit for managing such functional disability. Identification of environmental and behavirol contributors to performance difficulties and multicomponent Rehabilitative intervention such as control enhancing strategy (like behavioral, environmental&cognitive modification) and balance&strength training has found to be effective.

Conclusion: Rehabilitative intervention has an greater and more active role in management of functional disability in type II diabetes in older women.