Morbidity profile and its relationship with disability and psychological distress among elderly people in Northern India

Joshi, K.; Kumar, Rajesh; Avasthi, Ajit

doi:10.1093/ije/dyg204

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“…Similar observations were reported in other studies 4,6,7 from North India while a lower figure was reported in a study 5 from South India ( Table 2). Among respiratory conditions, COPD (61%) was the most common respiratory disease seen in our patients.…”

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Clinical profile of geriatric patients in medical wards at a rural tertiary care hospital in South India

Apk¹,

Suresh²,

Krishnamurthi³

et al. 2016

J Clin Sci Res

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Background: Health problems associated with ageing are multiple and sparse data are available on this topic from India. Methods:We carried out an observational study in 200 of geriatric patients (age 60 years) at our medical college teaching hospital at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh during the period November 2012 and October 2013.Results: Most patients (31%) were in age group 65-69 years. The most common disease conditions noted were hypertension (49%), diabetes mellitus (47%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (37%). Majority of the patients (82.5%) had more than one co-morbid condition.Conclusions: Cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are important causes for hospital admission in geriatric patients. The majority of cases had three or more diagnoses necessitating admission contributing to higher disease burden in the elderly. Key words: Geriatric, COPD, HTN, DM, MorbidityReddy APK, Suresh R, Krishnamurthy S, Reddy YJV. A clinical profile of geriatric patients in medical wards at rural tertiary care hospital in South India.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Clinical profile of geriatric patients in medical wards at a rural tertiary care hospital in South India

Apk¹,

Suresh²,

Krishnamurthi³

et al. 2016

J Clin Sci Res

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“…This observation is similar to that in other studies. 5,6,7 OA was more in women compared to men in our study (66% vs. 34% respectively). This difference can be possibly due to the lack of physical activity, mobility and higher prevalence of obesity among women in general.…”

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Osteoarthritis of knee joint - role of quadriceps exercises

Ansari

Asimuddin

2014

Int J Res Med Sci

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INTRODUCTIONOsteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disease with progressive destruction of articular cartilage and decrease of synovial fluid that lubricates those joints. It progresses slowly with usual signs and symptoms being pain and limitation of the range of motion.1 It is the commonest form of arthritis. Its prevalence in India is (22% to 39%).2 It is also a leading cause of disability affecting 60-70% of the population older than 60 years. It usually affects large weight bearing joints, often the knee.The worldwide prevalence estimate for symptomatic OA is 9.6% among men and 18% among women. It accounts for the decrease in activities of daily living (ADL) in elderly dependent population in the community. High risk population includes female gender, old age and overweight. Among females, the prevalence of OA is said to increase during menopausal age. Many studies have shown that loss of oestrogen at the time of menopause increases the women's risk of getting osteoarthritis.A hospital based study was carried out with a purpose to assess the effectiveness of quadriceps exercises in management of OA among the study population. METHODSA hospital based study was carried out for a period of six months at our hospital and all the patients in the age group of 40-65 years attending Orthopaedics outpatient department, and suffering from mild to moderate Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint, which was diagnosed from symptoms, clinical examinations and ABSTRACT Background: Osteoarthritis of knee joint is a common clinical condition among patients attending orthopaedics outpatient department. The role of quadriceps exercises in its management is not effectively stressed. Hence this study was carried out to assess the role of Quadriceps exercises in management of Osteoarthritis of Knee and reduce the morbidity associated with it. Methods: A total of one hundred patients in the age group of 40-65 years and suffering from mild to moderate Osteoarthritis of the knee joint were included in the study. Subjects were divided into two groups, Group I receiving drug therapy only and Group II receiving physiotherapy also, in the form of quadriceps exercises. Data was recorded on a proforma designed to assess symptomatic relief after two weeks. Results: Participants in group II with exercise program had improvements in physical function and symptom relief, decrease in knee pain and increase in range of motion, more than that of participants in group I. It was observed that majority of the study subjects, 39 (78%) had excellent result in group II, whereas 12 (24%) patients from group I had poor result. Conclusions: There is relationship between age, sex and quadriceps exercise with osteoarthritis of knee. Moderate quadriceps exercise is a safe and effective prevention and therapy for Osteoarthritis of knee.

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“…In the present study the prevalence of chronic morbidity was found to be 97% which is similar to study conducted by Chakrabarty et al 12 where the prevalence was found to be 92.5%. Kamlesh Joshi et al 13 in a study conducted in North India also found the prevalence of morbidity to be 88.9%. R. Shankar et al…”

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Health seeking behaviour of elderly in rani block, Kamrup (Rural) district, Assam: a community based cross sectional study

Hakmaosa

Baruah

et al. 2015

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Morbidity profile and its relationship with disability and psychological distress among elderly people in Northern India

Cited by 250 publications

References 19 publications

Clinical profile of geriatric patients in medical wards at a rural tertiary care hospital in South India

Clinical profile of geriatric patients in medical wards at a rural tertiary care hospital in South India

Osteoarthritis of knee joint - role of quadriceps exercises

Health seeking behaviour of elderly in rani block, Kamrup (Rural) district, Assam: a community based cross sectional study

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