Health Concerns of Older Adults: Observations from a Survey and Public Education Programme in Bhubaneswar, India
| Autor: | Shreyan Kar, Tushar Kanti Das, Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra, Brajaballav Kar, Anupama Senapati, Nilamadhab Kar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 10-16 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0974-3405 0974-2484 |
| DOI: | 10.35262/jiag.v15i1.l0-16 |
| Popis: | Background: While it is apparent that old age is associated with multiple health concerns, the extent of its multiplicity and burden is often not clear. It was intended to find out self-reported health concerns for one month and cardiovascular risk factors in middle and older adults. Methods: In the cross-sectional survey, attendees of a Healthy Ageing Conference were approached with a semi-structured questionnaire about their health concerns and cardiovascular risks. Risk of a cardiovascular event in 10 years based on QRISK3 was calculated. Results: A considerable proportion of older adults had a range of physical symptoms, depressive mood state and memory problems. Mean number of health problems reported were 4.8±3.3 (male 4.4±3.1 and female 5.0±4.3). Cardiovascular risk was high, mean QRISK3 score for males were 22.2% (±14.4), and for females 10.3% (±6.6) (p |
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