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Name | Health Problems In Geriatrics- A Cross Sectional Study. |
Description | Research article:- Community medicine Makwana, Naresh R 1, Shah, Viral R2, Goswami Kalpesh3,Yadav Sudha 4 1Associate Professor.,2 Assistant Prof., 3PG student.,4 Professor and head, Department of Community Medicine, Shri M. P. Shah Medical College,Jamnagar,Gujarat,India.
Abstract:- Background: The elderly population is expected to grow considerably in the near future. This rise will especially be prominent in the developing countries where an increment of 140% is projected, compared to 51% in the developed countries. As a result of this, a significant impact on the overall healthcare cost is inevitable. Research has shown that health related conditions and socio-economic factors influence disability in the elderly. Aims & Objectives: To study various health related problems in elderly population. Material and Methods: 240 elderly individuals, 80 each from Urban, Urban slum and Rural Areas of Jamnagar district of Gujarat were enrolled in study by simple random sampling method. Information regarding Socio-demographic details and health related problems of study subjects were collected in pretested proforma. Results: Mean number of health problem was 1.73. Difficulty in vision was observed in 133(55.43)% of study subjects while this proportion was 68(28.33%) for difficulty in hearing. Major health problems were Cataract 58 (24.17%), Bronchitis 52 (21.68%) & Bronchial asthma 43 (17.92%). Non-communicable diseases i.e. Hypertension and Diabetes were found in 27(11.25%) and 16(6.67%). Significant association was found between prevalence of hypertension and social class of study subjects, while this difference was non significant for Diabetes. Statistical Tests: Percentage, Chi-square .
Key Words :- Geriatric, Health Problem, Cross sectional. |
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