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    Level of knowledge of the elderly about type 2 diabetes mellitus and its relationship in the prevention of complications, medicine hospitalization service, in a hospital in Lima, year 2022.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-04-17) Alarcón Gómez, Roxana Liceth; Cárdenas de Fernández, María Hilda
    Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread and well-known pathology, common in the elderly population, given that its prevalence increases with age. At 75 years of age, about 20% of the population has it and 44% of those affected by diabetes are over 65 years of age. Objective: To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of older adults with type 2 diabetes and the prevention of complications, Hospitalization Service of Medicine in a Hospital in Lima, year 2022. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional analysis will be carried out on a sample consisting of 75 diabetic older adults, who are admitted to the hospital. This work is based on an investigative process that begins with the recognition of the situation, which allows us to admit that we have proposed a hypothesis that temporarily clarifies the problem so that it can be proposed for verification; which may be rejected or supported.