A cross-sectional study to assess prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medicines in geriatric population of western Maharashtra

Growing life expectancy is challenging the quality of health care for elderly. Information regarding health related quality of life (QOL) may help policy makers to design need based health programs for this population. The objectives of this study were to estimate health related QOL of the geriatric population living in rural areas of West Tripura district and to compare it between ethnic and non-ethnic populations in respect to important domains. This community based cross-sectional study was conducted during 1st February 2019 to 31st March 2020 among 225 geriatric subjects of rural West Tripura district chosen by multistage sampling. World Health Organization’s QOL-BREF scale was used for data collection. Among the study population 46.2% had overall good health related QOL. About 52.9% had good QOL in environment and 37.3% had good QOL in social relationship domains. Marginally higher proportion of the subjects from ethnic origin had better QOL than the non-ethnic but it was not significant. Higher proportion of the Muslim subjects had better QOL than the rest, but it was also not significant. Bivariate analysis showed significant associations of QOL with age, sex, literacy, financial condition, socioeconomic status and type of family. Multivariate analysis identified male sex, younger age and living with spouse as significant predictors of good QOL. Overall health related QOL of the geriatric people living in rural areas of West Tripura district is poor but younger male subjects, of ethnic origin and living with spouse may enjoy relatively better QOL.

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A cross-sectional study on geriatric depression and its associated risk factors in an urban area of Hyderabad, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20214995 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 191

Author(s):

Nirmala Nagarada Gadde ◽

Bhagya Rekha Gogolla ◽

Vineesh Allenki ◽

Ravi Babu Damu

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Short Form ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age Group ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Mild Depression ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: The geriatric population is increasing with advancements in the health sector all over the world. At the same time, old age tackles physical, mental and social challenges. Mental health of the elderly is least concerned in developing countries, especially depression, which is easy to screen and our study aims to know its burden and associated risk factors.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2021 and November 2021 among the geriatric population of Mansoorabad, an urban area in Hyderabad, using the short form of geriatric depression scale (GDS) to assess their depression status. Study subjects who met our criteria were selected through simple random sampling. Data collected were entered and analyzed with MS excel software 2007 and Epi info 3.5.3.Results: In our study sample of 161, males were 61 (37.9%), females-100(62.1%). Most of the study subjects were in the age group 60-70 years (137, 85.1%), followed by the 70-80 years age group (24, 14.9%). Nearly 59.6% of subjects had no depression, 19.9% suffered from mild depression, 8.1%-moderately depressed, whereas 12.4%-severely depressed. The mean age of subjects was 65.6 (±5.9) years. Chi-square test was used to study the association of various factors with geriatric depression and age group, and socio-economic status showed a statistically significant association.Conclusions: This study points towards the sensitization of healthcare workers and other subsidiary health personnel at the grassroots level to detect geriatric depression in nascent stages. Many longitudinal follow-up studies are needed to address various aspects of depression.

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A community based cross sectional study on morbidities and social problems among geriatric population

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193487 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 3554

Author(s):

Sangeetha Jairaj ◽

Ramesh Palabindela ◽

Sridhar D.

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Elder Abuse ◽

Urban Slum ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychological Assistance

Background: In India, in the last one and half decades longevity of the people has increased due to decline in mortality rate, better medical and health care facilities and improvements in overall quality of life of people. Presently India has the second largest geriatric population in the globe. In 2001, geriatric population was 77 million in India and it is estimated that in India total number of elderly will rise to 150 million by 2025 and by the year 2050 the number would rise to about 324 million.4 Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted in an urban slum located in Secunderabad. Almost 225 subjects more than 60 years were included in study after giving oral consent. People with severe morbidity and unable to give consent were excluded from study.Results: Majority (70%) of the resident experienced verbal abuse followed by physical abuse (13%) at least one time. About 11% felt they were being neglected by their family members. Daughter-in-law was the major person involved in the elder abuse accounting for 45.9%, followed by son 24.3%. Abuse from relatives accounted for 21.6%. Spouse and daughter were involved in elder abuse in about 5.4% and 2.7% cases respectively.Conclusions: As recently said by Financial Minister in Parliament of India, old age population growing drastically in India, especially in south India. Increasing geriatric population leading to increase in need of health care and psychological assistance.

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A cross sectional study on morbidity profile among geriatric population in a rural area in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu

International Journal of Advanced Community Medicine ◽

10.33545/comed.2020.v3.i1c.128 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 148-153

Author(s):

Dr. MD Vidhyashree ◽

Dr. R Umadevi ◽

Dr. B Kamini ◽

Dr. R Rama

Keyword(s):

Rural Area ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional

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The prevalence and associated factors influencing depression in the geriatric population: A cross-sectional study in Ban Nayao, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand

Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique ◽

10.1016/j.respe.2018.05.106 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 ◽

pp. S278

Author(s):

A. Mitsiriswat

Keyword(s):

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing

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A cross-sectional study of morbidity and social profile of geriatric population in Singanodi sub centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164060 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 3332-3335

Author(s):

Pavan Kalasker ◽

Brunda K. ◽

Bhaskar Kurre

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional

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Assessment of nutritional status among geriatric population in rural Mangaluru: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192299 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 2408

Author(s):

Shrivathsa D.N. ◽

Chandana G. Manglik ◽

Ranish Deelan Saldanha ◽

Prajna P. Sharma

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutritional Assessment ◽

Nuclear Family ◽

Mini Nutritional Assessment ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Assessment Score

Background: The percentage of elderly is growing rapidly worldwide. They are at a risk of malnutrition due to physiological, psychological, social, dietary and environmental factors.The present study was conducted to find the malnourished elderly in the community. The aims and objectives of the study were to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scales; to evaluate the dietary consumption in terms of total calories and protein intake; to assess the factors associated with the malnutrition; to educate regarding nutritional importance in elderly.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among the geriatric population (n=117) in rural Mangaluru using convenient sampling technique. After obtaining oral consent, mini nutritional assessment scale was used and socio-demography was collected. Total screening score of 14 and assessment score of 16 were summed up to get the total assessment score of 30 to determine the person’s nutritional status.Results: Majority (60.6%) of the study population was females and 39.4% were males. 53% population were Muslims and 51% belonged to nuclear family. According to MNA scale, 54 (46.7%) were at risk of malnutrition, 17 (14.5%) were suffering from malnutrition and rest 46 (39.3%) had normal nutritional status. There was a significant correlation of MNA score with BMI.Conclusions: The results suggest that MNA is a useful tool in the identification of elderly at risk of malnutrition. Due to the high prevalence of elderly who were malnourished or at the risk of malnutrition, a more detailed evaluation, regular follow up and dietary intervention is required.

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Morbidity pattern and health seeking behaviour of the geriatric population in a rural area of district Faridabad, Haryana: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190592 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 1096 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ekta Gupta ◽

Archana Thakur ◽

Shivam Dixit

Keyword(s):

Rural Area ◽

Health Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Health Seeking Behaviour ◽

Health Seeking ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Seeking Behavior ◽

Seeking Behavior

Background: The increase in life expectancy has resulted in changes in age composition of India and tripling of geriatric population in last 50 years. To provide adequate and comprehensive care to elderly, understanding their health problems and health seeking behavior is imperative. Hence, this study aimed to assess the morbidity pattern and health-seeking behavior and factors affecting them among geriatric population of a rural area of district Faridabad.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 300 elderly above 60 years of age in village Pali of Faridabad district for a period of 3 months. The list of elderly was obtained from health workers’ records and they were interviewed regarding socio-demographic factors, morbidity status and health seeking behaviour using a predesigned and pretested structured questionnaire.Results: Out of 300 subjects, 56% were females and 63% were in age group of 60-69 years. Overall 93.3% subjects had one or more morbidities with musculoskeletal disorders being most common (57.3%) followed by visual impairment and cataract (54.0%) and hypertension (49.0%). Morbidities were significantly higher among females (p= 0.006), divorced/separated (p=0.014) and illiterate elderly (p=0.026). 77.7% elderly preferred allopathic system of medicine with private facilities preferred by 40%.Conclusions: Morbidity load among elderly was very high and health seeking behaviour was poor. So, strong efforts are needed to provide them with comprehensive and specialised care so that they contribute to their maximum potential to our society. Primary healthcare strategies targeting elderly needs to be strengthened and area specific strategies need to be formulated.

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