Morbidity pattern among elderly population at tertiary care hospital: A retrospective study
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2016, Vol 20, Issue 1
Abstract
In general, “elderly” age group is defined as persons aged 65 years and above. The two extremes of life child and elderly need special care. Elderly life is full of problems – physical, social and economic. While ageing of the population is essentially a simple phenomenon, its consequences are multiple and not always well recognized Methodology: A hospital based retrospective study was undertaken during the period of1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 to know the morbidities in geriatric population admitted in Government Medical College Latur. Results: Mean age of geriatric patients was 72 years and maximum age of patient admitted was 106 years. common morbidity seen is cataract and diminished vision (62.92%), followed by Injury and various fractures(19.53), Diseases of circulatory system ;Diseases of blood and blood forming organs (4.52), Diseases of respiratory system (2.71), Infectious and parasitic diseases (2.44), Diseases of digestive system (2.26). Conclusion: There is a growing need for interventions to ensure the health of this vulnerable group and to create a policy to meet the care and needs of the disabled elderly. Further research, especially qualitative research, is needed to explore the depth of the problems of the elderly.
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L T Chinte, S P Andurkar, V V Kendre, J V Dixit
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