Seroprevalence of Brucella Agglutinins in Patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Attending a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital

Damke, Smita; Damke, Sachin

doi:10.14260/jemds/2020/36

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“…Similar studies by Raval et. al., Ciechanowski et al reveal that in rural areas depression is more prevalent than in metropolitan areas [66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75].…”

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Association of Depression with Polypharmacy among Diabetic Patients of Geriatric Age Group in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Thakkar

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2021

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Background: Diabetes mellitus, one of the common serious conditions among the elderly and depression is frequent finding as a Comorbidity. Polypharmacy is common in diabetes and In diabetic senior people, it has been linked to depression. Polypharmacy, especially among the elderly, is a consistent predictor of inappropriate medication. Approaching and analysing the prescription pattern in elderly diabetic patient will rationalize the drug utilization. The current research is to access the co-relation of polypharmacy in geriatric diabetic patient and accompanying depression. Objectives: To assess depression and polypharmacy and correlate their association in diabetic patients of geriatric age group. Methodology: This is questionnaire based cross sectional observational study. This shall be conducted in geriatric population attending Medicine department [OPD and IPD] [AVBRH], DMIMS, Sawangi [M], Wardha, Maharashtra, India. The depression will be assessed using Geriatric Depression scale. The Polypharmacy will be assessed using contingency table and odds ratio. Expected outcome: It is hypothesized that geriatric diabetic patients with depression [GDS>= 6] are at higher risk of encountering polypharmacy. Conclusion: To upgrades standards of life of senior diabetic patients, prescribing procedures should be reviewed.

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“…Similar studies by Raval et. al., Ciechanowski et al reveal that in rural areas depression is more prevalent than in metropolitan areas [66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of Depression with Polypharmacy among Diabetic Patients of Geriatric Age Group in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Thakkar

Zilate

2021

JPRI

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Seroprevalence of Brucella Agglutinins in Patients with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin Attending a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital

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Association of Depression with Polypharmacy among Diabetic Patients of Geriatric Age Group in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Association of Depression with Polypharmacy among Diabetic Patients of Geriatric Age Group in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

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