A study to assess the health status among the geriatric age group in selected area of Loni Bk
Journal Title: Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacotherapy (IPP) - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
A descriptive survey research approach used with study aimed to assess the various health problems among the geriatric age group. The sample consists of 30 geriatric persons with Simple random sampling; Lottery method was used to select sample. The finding of the study revealed that, the highest 23.33 % of the respondents were complaining joint pain, and the least 3.33 % respondents were complaining of headache. It was determined that more 26.66% respondents were complaining cardiovascular problem, and least 6.66% respondents were complaining central nervous, integumentary and psychosocial health problems. Finally study concludes that, the problems among the geriatric people were related to musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system and central nervous system. So the health care professionals are the key members to assess the health of geriatric and identify the problems among them..
Authors and Affiliations
Rajendra D. Lamkhede
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP570330
- DOI -
- Views 89
- Downloads 0
Perceived Clinical Competence among Undergraduate Nursing Students in the University of Gondar and Bahir Dar University, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Institution Based Study
Introduction. To produce competent, confident, critical thinker with the ability to lead, to question, and to be questioned is needed in nursing education. This study aimed to assess perceived clinical competence among n...
Development and evaluation of novel skin lightening preparation
Skin lightening creams are the products which work on skin by reducing a pigment called melanin in the skin. It also lightens naturally dark skin. In this research article various In-Vitro and In-Vivo studies are conduct...
A comparative molecular dynamics study of MurA enzymes from E. coli and M. tuberculosis
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase (MurA) is an initial step enzyme, involved in the synthesis of major structural elements (Murein) of bacterial cell wall. MurA shows a similar structural pattern as compa...
Antioxidant study on Cucurbita maxima fam Cucurbitaceae
In any biochemical process there is biotransformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the positions of electrons in the forming and breaki...
Formulation and evaluation of sustained release glipizide tablet using different polymers
The glipizide sustained release (SR) tablet was prepared using different hydrophilic polymers such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) K4M, HPMC K100M, and ethyl cellulose in various proportions. Design Expert softwa...