Morbidity pattern among the geriatric population in rural area of Haldwani block in Nainital district of Uttarakhand

Bartwal, Janki; Rawat, Cms; Awasthi, Sadhana

doi:10.5958/2394-6776.2016.00046.1

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“…These complaints together constituted for majority of complaints in other studies too ( Table 2). [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] CVS complaints were next commonest in our study (19.06%). Other studies have shown a range of 17.5-53.5% for CVS related complaints.…”

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“…8 -51.4% in other studies and compares well with these studies ( Table 2). [3][4][5][7][8][9][10] Respiratory system related complaints were observed in 16% of our patients. In other studies, they constituted 4.05-45.6%.…”

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“…Other studies showed a range of 12.7 -83.6 % with two studies showing eye complaints to be the commonest (Table 2). 3,4 However, in majority of studies, eye complaints were not the commonest. [5][6][7][8][9][10] Other common complaints were related to cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal system and respiratory tract and musculoskeletal system.…”

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“…Other studies have shown a range of 17.5-53.5% for CVS related complaints. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] However, in three studies from hilly areas, CVS complaints constituted 40-53.5% in the population. 4,6,9 The reasons for so much variation with other studies in hilly areas is not clear and needs further study ( Table 2).…”

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Perhaps geographic factors and environmental pollution play a role, as in studies from hilly regions, respiratory disorders constituted 4.05-13.4% (Table 2). 4,6,9 Musculoskeletal complaints constituted 14.88% in our study whereas other studies showed a distribution of 7.03-63.6% with majority of studies showing musculoskeletal system complaints in more than 30% of patients. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Amongst studies from hilly areas, only one study (Kakkar et al) showed musculoskeletal system disorders similar to ours.…”

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Geriatric morbidity pattern in a tertiary care center in the hilly state of Sikkim

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Dey

2018

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Background: This study was done to find out geriatric morbidity pattern in a tertiary care hospital in the hilly state of Sikkim.Methods: The study was conducted in Central Referral Hospital, a tertiary care center, in the hilly state of Sikkim, over a period of three months. All geriatric patients, 60 years or above, were included in the study. Morbidity affecting specific organ systems was classified based on the outpatient department (OPD) visited and case files of those patients.Results: 215 elderly patients visited outpatient department during the study period. Morbidity related to eyes was most common followed by cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and respiratory systems.Conclusions: Our study compares well with range of distribution of complaints in other studies. However, there is a wide range of proportionate distribution of different morbidities in different geographic areas of our country. Hence, before deciding about resource allocation for geriatric health facilities related to different specialties, distribution of morbidities should be determined for that region.

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Gender prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the geriatric population of India: A meta-analysis using R

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Morbidity Pattern and Health-Seeking Behavior among the Elderly Residing in Slums of Eastern Odisha

Behera¹,

Patnaik²,

Mohanty³

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Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics

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Introduction: Of the total population, elderly people comprised of 8.14% in India where in India or globally. Main challenges faced by the elderly in our country are feminization, ruralisation, migration, and an increasing number of 80-plus adults. This sudden change of environment or being left stranded alone unattended or being dependent on children for their necessities is a major cause of mental illnesses. Objectives: To study the socio-demographic profile, find out the different morbidities and assess the health-seeking behaviour of the study subjects. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of urban health and training center using the simple random sampling method. Results: The mean age of study subjects was 67.58 ± 6.53 years. Majority of participants, i.e., 308 (73.0%) were young old. 207 (49.1%) were illiterate, 272 (64.5%) unemployed 272 (64.5%) and 224 (53.1%) were living with their children, i.e., 224 (53.1%). Inappropriate health-seeking behavior was significantly associated with under-weight (P < 0.001) which accounted for 2/3rd of participants. Severe depression was observed among 59.5% participants. Females showed a higher proportion of myalgia (5.7%), whereas males showed preponderance of upper respiratory tract diseases (19.2%). The prevalence of inappropriate health-seeking behavior was higher in females (65.1%). The proportion of the elderly with poor health-seeking behavior was found to be 50.4%. Conclusion: Morbidity among the elderly is very high and health-seeking behavior is very poor. Hence, strong efforts are needed to provide them holistic care. Hence, this study was conducted to threw some light on health status of the elderly, their morbidity pattern and health-seeking behavior. It will help the policy-makers to prepare the intervention strategies at the community level.

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Morbidity pattern among the geriatric population in rural area of Haldwani block in Nainital district of Uttarakhand

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Geriatric morbidity pattern in a tertiary care center in the hilly state of Sikkim

Geriatric morbidity pattern in a tertiary care center in the hilly state of Sikkim

Gender prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the geriatric population of India: A meta-analysis using R

Morbidity Pattern and Health-Seeking Behavior among the Elderly Residing in Slums of Eastern Odisha

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