Study of Morbidity Pattern, Activities of Daily Living and Health Seeking Behavior among Rural Elderly in Jammu District
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Elderly are the fastest growing segment of population due to demographic transition. This study was conducted to assess the morbidity pattern, health seeking behaviour and functional status of geriatric age group using Katz in-dex. Methodology: Community based cross sectional study was conduct-ed among elderly residing perma-nently in two villages. Personal in-terview, general & clinical examina-tions were carried out. ADL scale was used to measure the functional status of elderly. Results: Out of 200 study subjects, 51.5% were males and 48.5% were females, 53.5% males and females were young old followed by middle old 35.5% and oldest old 11%. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and cataract was 56.5%, 52.0% and 40.0% respectively and significant association with gender was found for diabetes, hypertension and CVD with gender. Dependency assessed by ADL, showed that 16.0% were partially/ totally dependent and to-tal dependency increased with age. Conclusion: Secondary prevention of health problems of elderly and screening of functional disabilities by primary care physicians should be prioritized.
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Kiran Bala, Bhavna Sahni, Tejinder Kumar, Rimpi Sangral
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