Point-of-care testing for diabetes patients: investigating diabetes management by older adults

Point-of-care testing is an important phenomenon in contemporary healthcare. The opportunity of self-testing by patients provides quicker results and independence for patients, especially for people with chronic diseases, like diabetes mellitus. Glucometers are point-of-care testing devices that facilitate this controlling of the disease. This qualitative research focuses on how older adults manage their diabetes, what role the glucometers play in that management of it and how satisfied they are with that. Based on the results some suggestions for improvements are given.