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    Peripheral neuropaty and risk of falling in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Palpa Hospital, 2022
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-09-15) Flores Legua, Marleny Geraldine; Granados Carrera, Julio Cesar
    Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent metabolic disease globally, and one of its chronic complications is peripheral neuropathy, which affects motor, sensory, and autonomic function, impairing stability and walking in affected patients and potentially increasing their risk of falls. Objective: To determine the relationship between peripheral neuropathy and the risk of falls in type 2 diabetes patients at the Palpa Support Hospital. Materials and Methods: A positivist, applied, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational study. In 2022, patients aged 40 to 80 with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy (assessed using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument) will be studied. The risk of falls will be determined using the Tinetti test. Results: The correlation between peripheral neuropathy and fall risk will be assessed using Spearman’s correlation. Conclusions: The study will document the correlation between diabetic peripheral neuropathy and fall risk.