Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India
Background: Recently, under National Health Mission alternate systems of Medicine are mainstreamed in public health care system. Effective action plan generation, logistic arrangement and roll out of these alternate systems of Medicine needs understanding on profile of morbidities among attendees wh...
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| author | Kalaiselvi Selvaraj Manikandan Srinivasan Venkatachalam Duraisamy Gomathi Ramaswamy Vinayagamurthy Venugopal Palanivel Chinnakali |
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| description | Background: Recently, under National Health Mission alternate systems of Medicine are mainstreamed in public health care system. Effective action plan generation, logistic arrangement and roll out of these alternate systems of Medicine needs understanding on profile of morbidities among attendees who come to these facilities.
Objectives: This study was planned to report profile of morbidities, age and sex differentials in specific morbidities among geriatric attendees in secondary level siddha health facilities.
Materials and Methods: A facility based cross sectional study was conducted among elderly person (60 years and above) attending Siddha outpatient department (OPD) from two of the randomly selected sub district level siddha facilities in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. Information on socio-demographic variables like age, gender, education and clinical profile (diagnosis) were collected from records already maintained in the siddha OPD. Morbidities were summarized in terms of proportions based on age and gender. Age and sex specific differentials on specific morbidities were compared using 'z' test.
Results: Of 2710 patients who visited these two siddha facilities during the reference period, 763 (28.1%) patients were elderly. Arthritis (45.2%), neuritis (8.8%), diabetes (6.6%), bronchial asthma (5.2%), hemiplegia (3.7%) were the top five morbidities diagnosed and treated among elderly attending the siddha OPD. There was a predilection towards elderly male for morbidities such as bronchial asthma and hemiplegia compared to elderly female. Similarly, higher proportions of lumbar spondylosis, hypertension and fungal skin diseases were reported among aged 80 years or more compared to elderly aged 60-79 years.
Conclusion: Elderly constitute more than one fourth of outpatients load from siddha health facilities. Degenerative diseases like arthritis and non-communicable diseases were the common morbidities in this age group. Geriatric clinics and mobile clinics under siddha system may help in improving health care services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79dd26d45c4e4fe5b6515c4c9423a01e2022-12-21T18:55:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAncient Science of Life0257-79412016-01-0135421221610.4103/0257-7941.188178Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, IndiaKalaiselvi SelvarajManikandan SrinivasanVenkatachalam DuraisamyGomathi RamaswamyVinayagamurthy VenugopalPalanivel ChinnakaliBackground: Recently, under National Health Mission alternate systems of Medicine are mainstreamed in public health care system. Effective action plan generation, logistic arrangement and roll out of these alternate systems of Medicine needs understanding on profile of morbidities among attendees who come to these facilities. Objectives: This study was planned to report profile of morbidities, age and sex differentials in specific morbidities among geriatric attendees in secondary level siddha health facilities. Materials and Methods: A facility based cross sectional study was conducted among elderly person (60 years and above) attending Siddha outpatient department (OPD) from two of the randomly selected sub district level siddha facilities in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. Information on socio-demographic variables like age, gender, education and clinical profile (diagnosis) were collected from records already maintained in the siddha OPD. Morbidities were summarized in terms of proportions based on age and gender. Age and sex specific differentials on specific morbidities were compared using 'z' test. Results: Of 2710 patients who visited these two siddha facilities during the reference period, 763 (28.1%) patients were elderly. Arthritis (45.2%), neuritis (8.8%), diabetes (6.6%), bronchial asthma (5.2%), hemiplegia (3.7%) were the top five morbidities diagnosed and treated among elderly attending the siddha OPD. There was a predilection towards elderly male for morbidities such as bronchial asthma and hemiplegia compared to elderly female. Similarly, higher proportions of lumbar spondylosis, hypertension and fungal skin diseases were reported among aged 80 years or more compared to elderly aged 60-79 years. Conclusion: Elderly constitute more than one fourth of outpatients load from siddha health facilities. Degenerative diseases like arthritis and non-communicable diseases were the common morbidities in this age group. Geriatric clinics and mobile clinics under siddha system may help in improving health care services.http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/article.asp?issn=0257-7941;year=2016;volume=35;issue=4;spage=212;epage=216;aulast=SelvarajAgedAYUSHmorbidityoutpatientsprimary health care |
| spellingShingle | Kalaiselvi Selvaraj Manikandan Srinivasan Venkatachalam Duraisamy Gomathi Ramaswamy Vinayagamurthy Venugopal Palanivel Chinnakali Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India Ancient Science of Life Aged AYUSH morbidity outpatients primary health care |
| title | Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full | Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_fullStr | Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_short | Morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub-district Siddha health facilities in Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_sort | morbidity profile of elderly outpatients attending selected sub district siddha health facilities in tamil nadu india |
| topic | Aged AYUSH morbidity outpatients primary health care |
| url | http://www.ancientscienceoflife.org/article.asp?issn=0257-7941;year=2016;volume=35;issue=4;spage=212;epage=216;aulast=Selvaraj |
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