Diseases Of Old People Referring To Elderly Centers Of Tehran
Background and Aim: Aging is a natural experience which is usually accompanied by a variety of diseases. Hence, this research was conducted to study the elderly people’s disease rate and the number of times they refer to medical centers in Tehran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive analytica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2014-03-01
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| Series: | پیاورد سلامت |
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| Online Access: | http://payavard.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-52&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | Background
and Aim: Aging
is a natural experience which is usually accompanied by a variety of diseases.
Hence, this research was conducted to study the elderly people’s disease rate
and the number of times they refer to medical centers in Tehran. Materials
and Methods: This
descriptive analytical study was conducted on the old people referring to the
Elderly Centers in Tehran in 2012. For data collection purposes, valid and
reliable self-report
demographic
and disease questionnaires were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS software
together with T-test and one-way ANOVA. Results:
Four hundred old people participated in this study. Of
the participants, 300 (75%) were female and 100 (25%) male with a mean age of
67.65 (±6.38) years. Besides, 160 (40%) people had heart diseases, 137 (34.3%)
muscoskeletal diseases, and 83 (20.8%) endocrine diseases. Moreover, 381
(95.2%) participants had referred to doctors and therapeutic centers at least
once during the last year. Furthermore, 177 subjects (44.2%) were hospitalized
at least once last year. Conclusion: The
prevalence of diseases in elderly people is more than expected. Most old people
refer to doctors and therapeutic centers, which is indicative of the fact that
they suffer from diseases and need varied health services. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-8132 2008-2665 |