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Volume 12 Issue 2 ( April- June) 2023

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Evaluation of current morbidity pattern in rural geriatric population with reference to perceived illness in physical & psychological domains
Dr. Deendayal Verma, Dr. Anupama Arya, Dr. Shalabh Jauhari, Dr. Sudhir Kumar Gupta

Background: It is generally acknowledged that the WHO's comprehensive definition of health—a state of total physical, mental, and social well-being—is more appropriate when applied to older people than the more limited biomedical model of health, which focused on the pathological state and the ensuing physical and psychological condition. Aim: This study was carried out to carry out evaluation of current morbidity pattern in rural geriatric population with reference to perceived illness in physical & psychological domains. Methods and materials: There was analysis between association between living arrangement and non communicable diseases. Then there was evaluation between socioeconomic status and non-communicable diseases. Further there was analysis between association between marital status and non communicable diseases. Distribution of dependency in various age groups. Gender wise distribution of study subjects according to dependency.Analysis of addiction habits in geriatric patients.There was also analysis of living in overcrowded area and addiction habits as indicators for psychological morbidity. Results: The present study shows that 26.82% of the geriatric subjects were found to be living in overcrowded conditions whereas overcrowding was absent in 73.18% of the subjects. It showed that most of the geriatric individuals prefer to stay alone reflecting their unhealthy psychological status. In our study population 52.95% of individuals were found addicted to chewing tobacco whereas 47.05% were found with no addiction to tobacco. Out of which 68.77% were males and 31.55% were females. 35.68% of hypertensive & 37.69% of diabetics were living with their spouses whereas 20.34% of having CVD were living with their spouses. This difference was significant in case of Diabetics only.Hypertension was commonest in upper status (100%) diabetes was common in lower (34.21%) and CVD in lower middle socio economic status. This difference was significant in case of CVD only.Hypertension was commonest in married (33.81%) diabetes in married (74.10%) Whereas CVD in married as well (20.14%). The difference was statistically significant in case of Diabetics only. Conclusion: Current morbidity is higher in rural geriatric population with reference to perceived illness in physical & psychological domains and sufficient measures should be taken to resolve this issue

 
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