Health and socioeconomic status of the elderly people living in Hilly areas of Pakhribas, Kosi Zone, Nepal

Gupta, Ankit; Lall, Amrit Kumar; Das, Aditi; Saurav, Anshu; Nandan, Abnish; Shah, Dhiren; Agrahari, Anand; Yadav, Deepak

doi:10.4103/0970-0218.193333

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“…This study shows that gastritis, high blood pressure, arthritis, and asthma are the most prevalent chronic conditions. These findings are consistent with previous studies conducted in Bharatpur municipality of Chitwan district (Baral & Sapkota, 2018), Pakhribas village development committee of Koshi zone (Gupta et al, 2016), Pokhara Lekhnath metropolitan (Acharya et al, 2019), Thabang rural municipality of Rolpa district (Acharya Samadarshi et al, 2022) and Pokhara old age homes (Dhungana & Dhungana, 2020).…”

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Morbidity Patterns and Associated Factors among Elderly People: The Case of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Nepal

Thapa,

Rai

2022

Hum. Soc. Sci. J.

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The rapidly increasing elderly population in Nepal is the most significant emerging demographic phenomenon. Multimorbidity is common among the elderly and its prevalence increases with age. This study aims to assess the chronic conditions and the demographic and socioeconomic factors that influence morbidity among the elderly. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Sunkoshi rural municipality of Sindhuli district from December 2021 to January 2022 with 413 elderly people aged 60 and older using a structured questionnaire. Multinomial logistic regression was used for data analysis. About 27% of the elderly suffer from gastritis, followed by high blood pressure (27%), arthritis (24%), asthma (18%), and diabetes (10%). Seventy-seven percent of the elderly reported at least one morbidity and 41% have two or more morbidities. More than one-fifth of elderly people have no morbidity. In the multinominal logistic regression, moderate (RRR=3.31, 95% CI: 1.15-4.63) and poor (RRR=11.91, 95% CI: 1.00-141.83) self-reported health status was significantly associated with one morbidity. A joint family (RRR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.08-3.74), moderate (RRR=3.07, 95% CI: 1.52-6.21) or poor (RRR=32.05, 95% CI: 2.53-405.94) self-reported health status was significantly associated with two or more morbidity. Those aged 80 years or over, those who belonged to the hill Janajati, and those who consumed alcohol were less likely to have multimorbidity. Concerned authorities should consider expanding health services in order to improve the health status of the elderly.

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Morbidity Patterns and Associated Factors among Elderly People: The Case of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Nepal

Thapa,

Rai

2022

Hum. Soc. Sci. J.

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“…Maintaining social status is also very important for the elderly people, especially to those, who were socially active before. So, to be associated with social activities along with their peers, family support and some forms of pension schemes have a positive impact on their lives (Gupta et al, 2016). Also, the satisfaction level of elderly people is associated with family relationship and the use of the allowance is remain them attached with their family and society (Dhungana et al, 2020).…”

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Satisfaction Level of Old Age Allowance Receiving Elderly People in Kushma Municipality

Aryal

Paudel

2021

J Polit Sci

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This paper discusses the contribution and effectiveness of old age allowance among the elderly people and also comes up with the factors associated with the satisfaction level of old age allowance. A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out among 136 elderly people receiving old age allowance in Kushma Municipality, Parbat. The information was collected from people aged 60 years and above through interviews using semi-structured questionnaires. The blend of qualitative and quantitative data was employed for the study. The majority of the elderly population was in the age group of 70-75 years with 68 percent elderly people illiterate. The result shows a significant association of the level of satisfaction of the allowances received with the physical infrastructure and socio-economic development regardless of age, gender and caste/ethnicity. This gives an impetus for making policies and programmes for the elderly in order for them to live with happiness and satisfaction.

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“…The government of Nepal provides an old age allowance to all individuals aged above 70 years [11], but it is commonly reported as being insufficient to meet their basic requirements [12]. In addition to this, there is mismatch between life expectancy [13], the presence of chronic diseases [14][15][16][17][18] and the age at which older adults receive their old age allowance [19]. The government of Nepal delivers free health services to senior citizens aged above 60 years who cannot afford treatment [20], and also provides free health insurance to adults above the age of 70 years [21].…”

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Abuse of older adults before moving to old age homes in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City, Nepal: A cross-sectional study

2021

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Introduction The number of older individuals relocating from their homes to old age homes is increasing in Nepal. This study was conducted to assess the reasons why older people chose to move to old age homes, the status and forms of abuse they experienced, and the risk factors associated with their abuse before moving to old age homes. Materials and methods This study was a cross sectional study conducted among older adults currently residing in all the old age homes of Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City. Complete enumeration of the respondents was done and data was collected consecutively, using a semi-structured interview schedule, from all older adults aged 60 years and above who had been living in the homes for at least a month. The total sample size was 109. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression was used as an inferential statistics to determine the predictors of abuse. Results A majority of the respondents (56.0%) came to old age homes on their own volition, 24.7% reported that they came to the homes because they were physically weak and they had no one to care for them at their residence, while 11% reported that they were forcefully sent by their caregivers. Out of total respondents, 60.6% reported that they experienced some form of abuse before they came to the old age home: most frequent was caregiver neglect (34.9%) and verbal abuse (34.9%), while few experienced financial abuse (2.8%). Women were at a higher risk of abuse than men (p<0.05, OR = 4.430, CI = 1.695–11.577) prior to their transfer to old age homes. Conclusions A majority of the older adults who transferred to old age homes in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan city had been earlier abused by their caregivers, mainly through neglect and verbal abuse, and women were at a higher risk for abuse than men.

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Health and socioeconomic status of the elderly people living in Hilly areas of Pakhribas, Kosi Zone, Nepal

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References 24 publications

Morbidity Patterns and Associated Factors among Elderly People: The Case of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Nepal

Morbidity Patterns and Associated Factors among Elderly People: The Case of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, Nepal

Satisfaction Level of Old Age Allowance Receiving Elderly People in Kushma Municipality

Abuse of older adults before moving to old age homes in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City, Nepal: A cross-sectional study

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