A clinico-epidemiological profile of diabetic and hypertensive patients in the suburbs of Chennai
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Non-communicable disease has been recognized in the third Sustainable Development Goal with implication to reduce premature mortality due to Non-communicable disease. The World Health Report 2002 identified hypertension, or high blood pressure, as the third ranked factor for disability-adjusted life years. Diabetes mellitus is a rapidly emerging public health concern across the world and increasingly been diagnosed in the developing countries. It is a complex disorder that demonstrates the need for therapeutic life-style modification and self-care management to achieve good control. Objectives: This study was planned to assess the clinico-epidemiologcal profile, the health care seeking behavior and adherence to life style modification of the diabetic and hypertensive patients. Results: Clinical symptoms like excessive urination during night time and pain or burning sensation during urination was presented more among men and heavy periods, spotting, pain or discharge, menstrual tension, pain, bloating, irritability, or other symptoms at or around time of periods found among most female subjects. 54.2% of the subjects did not practice any form of exercise, 33.4% of the subjects incorporated mild exercise, 3.8% of the subjects occasionally did vigorous exercise and 8.6% of the subjects did regular vigorous exercise in their daily life. Only 33.8% of study subjects maintained physician prescribed diet. 46% and 43.2% of the subjects were having habit of alcohol consumption and tobacco usage. 59% of the participants did not adhere to the drug regimen advised by their physicians. Conclusion: Awareness regarding hazards of non-communicable diseases should be created. Physicians should spend more time in explaining the recommended lifestyle modifications to patients in detail. Each lifestyle modifications should be explained with its importance in control of disease. Health education regarding the risks and complications of hypertension was very low among the participants, which was associated with the non-adherence to lifestyle modifications.
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Suganthi S, Suruliraman S M, Jeevithan S
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